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Wangqh2696122 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
"keeps" or "is keeping"
The only thing that's keeping you from getting what you want is the story you keep telling yourself about why you can't have it
The only thing that keeps you from getting what you want is the story you keep telling yourself about why you can't have it
What's the difference between the present continous tense and the simple present tense?
The only thing that keeps you from getting what you want is the story you keep telling yourself about why you can't have it
What's the difference between the present continous tense and the simple present tense?
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I would keep the tenses parallel. that's keeping... the story you keep telling that keeps...
- I would keep the tenses parallel.
- that's keeping...
- the story you keep telling that keeps...
- is the story you tell The first implies it's a situation right now.
- With simple present, it's more of a universal truth.
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I would keep the tenses parallel.
that's keeping... the story you keep telling
that keeps... is the story you tell
The first implies it's a situation right now.
With simple present, it's more of a universal truth.
that's keeping... the story you keep telling
that keeps... is the story you tell
The first implies it's a situation right now.
With simple present, it's more of a universal truth.
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