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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

becomes/is becoming

Hello,
I would like to know which sentence is correct...:

1.Our environment becomes more and more polluted every year.
2. Our environment is becoming more and more polluted every year.

I think this sentence is quite tricky - on the one hand we have a change (present continuous), on the other hand we have 'every year' (present simple)... I would say the second one is correct but I am not sure..

Could you help, please?
Thank you!
  

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Hi, Use the simple present. It is used to indicate the rate at which something happens. Our environment becomes more and more polluted every year / each year / year by year / as the years go by.

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  • Hi, Use the simple present.
  • It is used to indicate the rate at which something happens.
  • Our environment becomes more and more polluted every year / each year / year by year / as the years go by.
  • Regards
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Hi,

Use the simple present. It is used to indicate the rate at which something happens.

Our environment becomes more and more polluted every year / each year / year by year / as the years

go by.

Regards
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I don't see a great deal of difference between those two. Both are possible.
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