Can I write all of these without problems?
Eliza stands chatting with some guys who clearly enjoy her attention.
Eliza stands chatting with some guys who are clearly enjoying her attention.
Eliza is chatting with some guys who clearly enjoy her attention.
Eliza is chatting with some guys who are clearly enjoying her attention.
They're all possible, except the second. Do you know how the other three differ from each other in meaning?
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They're all possible, except the second. Do you know how the other three differ from each other in meaning?
anonymousEliza stands chatting with some guys who clearly enjoy her attention.
This is usable in limited contexts, e.g. an author setting up a scene in a story.
anonymousEliza is chatting with some guys who clearly enjoy her attention.
Eliza is chatting (now) with some guys who (usually) clearly enjoy her attention