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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Acting out

Hi;

"My therapist says that I'm acting out"

Is present continuous used in this sentence because the acting out is a temporary situation in this case? I can't see any other reason.
  

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Hi, The tense implies that. But the speaker may simply not have chosen the tense carefully. Clive

  • Hi, The tense implies that.
  • But the speaker may simply not have chosen the tense carefully.
  • Clive
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Hi,

The tense implies that.
But the speaker may simply not have chosen the tense carefully.

Clive

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