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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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For someone who's just recently lost his job you seem quite happy.
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For someone who just recently lost his job you seem quite happy.
  

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I think both the simple present and the present contunuous are correct. Some would say that you lose your job at one single point in time, but the expression "I've just recently lost my X" is quite common, in my experience. )

— Avangi

  • I think both the simple present and the present contunuous are correct.
  • Some would say that you lose your job at one single point in time, but the expression "I've just recently lost my X" is quite common, in my experience.
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I think both the simple present and the present contunuous are correct. Some would say that you lose your job at one single point in time, but the expression "I've just recently lost my X" is quite common, in my experience. (I've lost my keys, etc.)
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Ouch! Boy am I rusty! "I've lost my keys" and "someone who's just recently lost his job" are present perfect tense, not present continuous. Sorry about that! "I'm losing my mind" is present continuous.
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so both are acceptable expressions?
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That's my studied opinion, but I'm sort of losing my nerve here. Let's hope for a second opinion.
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Avangi is right.

You can say "who lost his job" or "who has lost his job."
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