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What is the difference between present participle and present tense?
And can you please actually explain it.
And can you please actually explain it.
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The present participle is the '-ing' form of the verb: eating, going, sitting . It refers to no time. The present tense includes those verb forms which refer to now in some way: present simple: I like sushi.
- The present participle is the '-ing' form of the verb: eating, going, sitting .
- It refers to no time.
- The present tense includes those verb forms which refer to now in some way: present simple: I like sushi.
- present continuous: I am eating sushi.
- present perfect: I have eaten many kinds of sushi.
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The present participle is the '-ing' form of the verb: eating, going, sitting. It refers to no time.
The present tense includes those verb forms which refer to now in some way:
present simple: I like sushi.
present continuous: I am eating sushi.
present perfect: I have eaten many kinds of sushi.
The present tense includes those verb forms which refer to now in some way:
present simple: I like sushi.
present continuous: I am eating sushi.
present perfect: I have eaten many kinds of sushi.
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