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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
correct use of tense
Is it correct to say: The baby is weighing ....kilos?
Is it correct to use here the present progressive?
Is it correct to use here the present progressive?
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Anonymous present progressive? No. Not in that sense, where you are telling the weight of someone or something.
- Anonymous present progressive?
- No.
- Not in that sense, where you are telling the weight of someone or something.
- The baby weighs ...
- kilos.
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Anonymouspresent progressive?No. Not in that sense, where you are telling the weight of someone or something. The baby weighs ... kilos.
The only way to use the progressive is if the subject is measuring the weight of something, thus:
The doctor is weighing the baby.
The chef is weighing the flour for his cake.
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