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Insane

-These sudden changes of plans drives me insane.
-These sudden changes of plans are making me feel on the verge of having a nervous breakdown.

Are these sentences similar in meaning?
  

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Both sentences refer to the same thing: the irritation that results from changing plans. But for both to have identical meaning, the verb tenses must match. When both sentences are in the present progressive tense, they refer to changes being made around the time of speaking: These sudden changes of plans are driving me insane.

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  • Both sentences refer to the same thing: the irritation that results from changing plans.
  • But for both to have identical meaning, the verb tenses must match.
  • When both sentences are in the present progressive tense, they refer to changes being made around the time of speaking: These sudden changes of plans are driving me insane.
  • These sudden changes of plans are making me feel on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
  • When the present simple is used, the meaning changes: Sudden changes of plans drive me insane.
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Both sentences refer to the same thing: the irritation that results from changing plans. But for both to have identical meaning, the verb tenses must match.

When both sentences are in the present progressive tense, they refer to changes being made around the time of speaking:

These sudden changes of plans are driving me insane.
These sudden changes of plans are making me
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