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Ishani Gupta Posted 5 years ago
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What's the difference between, "What are you doing?" and "What are you doing now?" ?

  

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There is not much difference semantically. The present continuous tense means at the current time, and so does "now". "Now" only gives more emphasis on the current situation as compared to the past.

  • There is not much difference semantically.
  • The present continuous tense means at the current time, and so does "now".
  • "Now" only gives more emphasis on the current situation as compared to the past.
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  • Ram couldn't decide what to major in at university.
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There is not much difference semantically. The present continuous tense means at the current time, and so does "now". "Now" only gives more emphasis on the current situation as compared to the past.

e.g. Ram couldn't decide what to major in at university. He first enrolled in Engineering, and after one semester, switched to Physics, then to Archaeology, then to Sociology and then to His

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