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Magic79 Posted 18 years ago
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Has/is having (a break now)
It's 10 am. He is in his office. He __________a break now.
To me, both (has and is having) sound OK. But can anyone explain this in more details? Thanks.
To me, both (has and is having) sound OK. But can anyone explain this in more details? Thanks.
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Magic79 It's 10 am. He is in his office. He __a break now.
- Magic79 It's 10 am.
- He is in his office.
- He __a break now.
- To me, both (has and is having) sound OK.
- But can anyone explain this in more details?
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Magic79It's 10 am. He is in his office. He __a break now."He is having a break now." He/She could be drinking or resting.
To me, both (has and is having) sound OK. But can anyone explain this in more details? Thanks.
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Magic79It's 10 am. He is in his office. He __a break now.Hi,
To me, both (has and is having) sound OK. But can anyone explain this in more details? Thanks.
I would use only "is having".
Present simple is generally associated with repeated actions, so it would be appropriate in a sentence like "At 10am he is in his of
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Thanks Tanit.
My confusion might be rooted in the rule that says we can't use the possesion have/has in the present progressive: I am having a car (wrong).
I have a car (correct).
But I was really driven by intuition rather than a formal rule. This intuiton might be rooted in the rule that you menitoned because I learened it years and years ago.
My confusion might be rooted in the rule that says we can't use the possesion have/has in the present progressive: I am having a car (wrong).
I have a car (correct).
But I was really driven by intuition rather than a formal rule. This intuiton might be rooted in the rule that you menitoned because I learened it years and years ago.
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