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Kumenglish Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Assists
He is assisting in his father's business.
He assists his father's business.
Please check these sentences.
Which one is suitable?
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He is assisting in his father's business. OK You could also say eg He is assisting his father in his business. Don't say He assists his father's business.
- He is assisting in his father's business.
- OK You could also say eg He is assisting his father in his business.
- Don't say He assists his father's business.
- Usually, you assist a person, not a thing.
- The Continuous tense implies that he is doing this right now, ie temppoarily, not permanently.
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He is assisting in his father's business. OK
You could also say eg He is assisting his father in his business.
Don't say He assists his father's business. Usually, you assist a person, not a thing.
The Continuous tense implies that he is doing this right now, ie temppoarily, not permanently.
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