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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Every day with present continuous

Hi,

In the following sentence:'I used to visit him once a year but now I am visiting/visit him every day',which verb form should be used,simple present or present continuous?Can present simple tense markers be used with present continous and vice versa?

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I used to visit him once a year, but now I visit him every day. -- This is the standard statement. I used to visit him once a year, but now I am visiting him every day.

  • I used to visit him once a year, but now I visit him every day.
  • -- This is the standard statement.
  • I used to visit him once a year, but now I am visiting him every day.
  • -- By emphasizing the action, continuous adds an element of enthusiasm, concern, or other emotion.
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I used to visit him once a year, but now I visit him every day. -- This is the standard statement.

I used to visit him once a year, but now I am visiting him every day. -- By emphasizing the action, continuous adds an element of enthusiasm, concern, or other emotion.

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