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Roky0071 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Claim/claming

While watching the news headlines on the television, I caught a line 'BJP claims the support of 8 MALs in Karnataka to form the government'
Now my question is that why the verb 'claim' used in simple present tense? It should be in present progressive tense.

  

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The present tense is customarily used in news headlines.

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  • The present tense is customarily used in news headlines.
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The present tense is customarily used in news headlines.

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