Exclamatory word ''here" and "there" in the present prograssive tese

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the simple present tense is used in exclamatory sentences beginning with 'here' and 'there' to express the position or appearance of the objects such as 'here comes the bus', 'there she goes' etc.

1. Now my question is that may I use exclamatory words 'here' and 'there' in present progressive tense such as " here my brother is sitting, talk to him now'', there the man is standing, now go to him "there, there the man is eating in the restaurant, now call the police." ?

GPY · Accepted Answer

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roky0071the simple present tense is used in exclamatory sentences beginning with 'here' and 'there' to express the position or appearance of the objects such as 'here comes the bus', 'there she goes' etc.1. Now my question is that may I use exclamatory words 'here' and 'there'

"Here” and “there” as you've used them are locatives, not exclamatory words, so Here comes the bus and There she goes are not 'exclamatory sentences', though they may well be 'exclamations' -- somewhat indefinable grammatical constructions that also express exclamatory meaning. It's important to distinguish the latter and exclamatory sentences, which begin with either of the exclamatory words “how” (How old he looks!) or “what” (What a nightmare that was!).

roky0071in present progressive tense such as " here my brother is sitting, talk to him now'', there the man is standing, now go to him "there, there the man is eating in the restaurant, now call the police." ?

There’s no ban on using the progressive aspect in exclamations, cf. There - he's eating in the restaurant – quick, call the police!

GPY · Answer

roky0071" here my brother is sitting, talk to him now'',
there the man is standing, now go to him

In these sentences, "here" and "there" do not have the same sense as they do in, say, "Here comes the bus" and "There she goes". The sentences are possible with "here" and "there" simply meaning "in this place" and "in that place", but they are not the usual way of saying it in conversational English. Usually you would say "My brother is sitting here" or "The man is standing there".

With different punctution there is another possible interpretation, "Here -- my brother is sitting" and "There -- the man is standing", where "Here" and "There" are more like demonstrative exclamations. However, my guess is that you did not intend this interpretation.

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