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Navy lime 835 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

1. Request for What's the difference in meaning between (Write how you would teach the difference in meaning to the students):

She wears a dress to work.

She's wearing a dress to work.

please explain the difference in meaning between above two sentences and how it can be taught to students in a way that clarifies their meanings

  

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As you may know, the present simple tense informs us that the action (verb) is routine/habitual. " Whereas present continuous tense is something that is occurring now. " - She wears a dress to work every time she goes to work.

  • As you may know, the present simple tense informs us that the action (verb) is routine/habitual.
  • " Whereas present continuous tense is something that is occurring now.
  • " - She wears a dress to work every time she goes to work.
  • " - Today she is wearing a dress when she goes to work.
  • We don't know about what she wore yesterday, or what she will wear tomorrow.
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As you may know, the present simple tense informs us that the action (verb) is routine/habitual. "I cook eggs for breakfast every day."

Whereas present continuous tense is something that is occurring now. "I am cooking eggs for breakfast." (The eggs are being cooked right now.)

You cannot say "I am cooking eggs for breakfast every day." Nor can you say "I cook eggs for breakfast n

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