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Nina_Nia Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Could anyone check my sentences please?
Hello,
Are these sentences grammatically correct.
Ben meets his friend tomorrow. -If I am not mistaken present simple can be used with a scheduled event like this too. It more looks like a plan to me..
We are loving being together.
We are loving to be together.
Thanks
Are these sentences grammatically correct.
Ben meets his friend tomorrow. -If I am not mistaken present simple can be used with a scheduled event like this too. It more looks like a plan to me..
We are loving being together.
We are loving to be together.
Thanks
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Nina_Nia Ben meets his friend tomorrow. -If I am not mistaken present simple can be used with a scheduled event like this too. It more looks like a plan to me..
- Nina_Nia Ben meets his friend tomorrow.
- -If I am not mistaken present simple can be used with a scheduled event like this too.
- It more looks like a plan to me..
- Present Simple used with "tomorrow" usually implies a scheduled event or something that takes place on a regular basis.
- If today is Wednesday and tomorrow is Thursday, the listener might assume that Ben meets his friend every Thursday.
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Nina_NiaBen meets his friend tomorrow. -If I am not mistaken present simple can be used with a scheduled event like this too. It more looks like a plan to me..Present Simple used with "tomorrow" usually implies a scheduled event or something that takes place on a regular basis. If today is Wednesday and tomorrow is Thursday, the listener might assume that Ben
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Hi,
1. Ben meets his friend tomorrow -- OK. If that is a scheduled event as you state, then it sounds fine to me.
Meeting someone is an event that is likely to be arranged in advance. Simple present can apply to a case like this.
2. We are loving being together. -- Wrong. Do not use the continuous tenses with love. We love to be / being together.
3. We are l
1. Ben meets his friend tomorrow -- OK. If that is a scheduled event as you state, then it sounds fine to me.
Meeting someone is an event that is likely to be arranged in advance. Simple present can apply to a case like this.
2. We are loving being together. -- Wrong. Do not use the continuous tenses with love. We love to be / being together.
3. We are l
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I don't know. Is it a scheduled event? In that sentence Ben was just going to meet his friend.
This is where I found it. That's why I was confused.
Note:
We do use verbs which express states and are normally not used with the Present Progressive. Watch the difference in meaning.
They love being together. (They are not together now.)
They are loving being together. (They
This is where I found it. That's why I was confused.
Note:
We do use verbs which express states and are normally not used with the Present Progressive. Watch the difference in meaning.
They love being together. (They are not together now.)
They are loving being together. (They
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