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TomJ Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Grammar: tenses
Hello dear teachers,
1.a) I am wearing glasses because my eyesight has started to deteriorate.
.b) I wear glasses because my eyesight has started to deteriorate.
2.a) Why does she always wear sunglasses?
.b) Why is she always wearing sunglasses?
Teachers, tell me which tense is better in each pair of sentences above, please. I think 'present continuous' (I'm wearing glasses) is better in #1, because this isn't a permanent situation i.e., this isn't something that I've always done or may always do in the future. Besides, the situation of my wearing glasses has started recently, the next part of our sentence 'my eyesight has started to deteriorate' suggests that it has started recently. This is what I think of #1. Am I right about what I've said, teachers? But I need your help with #2, please. I'm not sure which tense I should choose for #2 and why. To me, both '2.a' and '.b' sound fine, but then I'm not a native English speaker.
Thank you all.
1.a) I am wearing glasses because my eyesight has started to deteriorate.
.b) I wear glasses because my eyesight has started to deteriorate.
2.a) Why does she always wear sunglasses?
.b) Why is she always wearing sunglasses?
Teachers, tell me which tense is better in each pair of sentences above, please. I think 'present continuous' (I'm wearing glasses) is better in #1, because this isn't a permanent situation i.e., this isn't something that I've always done or may always do in the future. Besides, the situation of my wearing glasses has started recently, the next part of our sentence 'my eyesight has started to deteriorate' suggests that it has started recently. This is what I think of #1. Am I right about what I've said, teachers? But I need your help with #2, please. I'm not sure which tense I should choose for #2 and why. To me, both '2.a' and '.b' sound fine, but then I'm not a native English speaker.
Thank you all.
Top answer
(1a) is explaining why you are wearing glasses right now; (1b) is explaining why you normally wear glasses. 2a/b) These are both OK and, because of the insertion of "always", have fairly similar meanings. "always wearing" can have a slightly more critical nuance.
- (1a) is explaining why you are wearing glasses right now; (1b) is explaining why you normally wear glasses.
- 2a/b) These are both OK and, because of the insertion of "always", have fairly similar meanings.
- "always wearing" can have a slightly more critical nuance.
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(1a) is explaining why you are wearing glasses right now; (1b) is explaining why you normally wear glasses.
2a/b) These are both OK and, because of the insertion of "always", have fairly similar meanings. "always wearing" can have a slightly more critical nuance.
2a/b) These are both OK and, because of the insertion of "always", have fairly similar meanings. "always wearing" can have a slightly more critical nuance.
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