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Kennduong Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Grammar: Tenses!!!!!
I had a test like this:
Susan is a student but she (1. not, go) to school right now because it's summer(i think it's summer time or it's in summer is better).Her course usually starts from Aug to Dec. In summer, she usually works in a post office near her school to earn money. In fact, she (2. work) there this summer.
1. is it compulsory that we use " isn't going" in any context? In my opion, "doesn't go" is OK. What do you think?
2. I wrote " has been working " / " works" to tell that
+ Either Susan started working some time in the past and she is till working in the office now .
+ Or working in the office is her job every summer.
But I get an explanation from my teacher that " is working " is the unique answer because it expresses her temporary job. How can it be if it says, in the text, that "she usually works in a post office near her school"?
I need a clear and logical explanation. Thanks a lot
Susan is a student but she (1. not, go) to school right now because it's summer(i think it's summer time or it's in summer is better).Her course usually starts from Aug to Dec. In summer, she usually works in a post office near her school to earn money. In fact, she (2. work) there this summer.
1. is it compulsory that we use " isn't going" in any context? In my opion, "doesn't go" is OK. What do you think?
2. I wrote " has been working " / " works" to tell that
+ Either Susan started working some time in the past and she is till working in the office now .
+ Or working in the office is her job every summer.
But I get an explanation from my teacher that " is working " is the unique answer because it expresses her temporary job. How can it be if it says, in the text, that "she usually works in a post office near her school"?
I need a clear and logical explanation. Thanks a lot
Top answer
1. I don't think it's a matter of obligation, "isn't going" just sounds natural in that sentence. The meaning is that Susan goes to school (Simple Present because it is something she des regularly), but she isn't going to school right now.
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- I don't think it's a matter of obligation, "isn't going" just sounds natural in that sentence.
- The meaning is that Susan goes to school (Simple Present because it is something she des regularly), but she isn't going to school right now.
- "Right now" doesn't give the idea of any action you perform regularly or habitually, so the Present Continuous makes sense in that part of the sentence.
- She just is not going to school at the moment.
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1. I don't think it's a matter of obligation, "isn't going" just sounds natural in that sentence. The meaning is that Susan goes to school (Simple Present because it is something she des regularly), but she isn't going to school right now. "Right now" doesn't give the idea of any action you perform regularly or habitually, so the Present Continuous makes sense in that part of the sentence. She ju
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