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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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what is the difference between
He reads a book & He is reading a book.
He reads a book & He is reading a book.
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When describing what someone is doing now, you would say "He is reading a book". As a sentence by itself, "He reads a book" is much less usual. It could be used in a stylised present-tense narrative, perhaps.
- When describing what someone is doing now, you would say "He is reading a book".
- As a sentence by itself, "He reads a book" is much less usual.
- It could be used in a stylised present-tense narrative, perhaps.
- It could also be used to describe what someone usually or habitually does in a certain situation.
- — What does he do on those long train journeys?
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When describing what someone is doing now, you would say "He is reading a book".
As a sentence by itself, "He reads a book" is much less usual. It could be used in a stylised present-tense narrative, perhaps. It could also be used to describe what someone usually or habitually does in a certain situation.
— What does he do on those long train journeys?
— He reads a
As a sentence by itself, "He reads a book" is much less usual. It could be used in a stylised present-tense narrative, perhaps. It could also be used to describe what someone usually or habitually does in a certain situation.
— What does he do on those long train journeys?
— He reads a
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AnonymousHe is reading a book.~ He is currently engaged in the activity of reading some unidentified book.
AnonymousHe reads a bookThe simple present usually indicates a habit. In this sentence "he" is not necessarily reading a book at the moment you say the sentence.
You need to add more to this sentence, thus:
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