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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Make tenses either present continuous or present, but not both?

Hi. Let's say someone is trying to write some questions from an article in an advice column to ask a few kids trying to learn English. Would you say the following tenses are correct? Or perhaps appropriate, as the case might be? Would it be better if the tenses are either present continuous or present, but not both? Thank you in advance.

1. Is the person giving advice recommending him to be nice every day from now on as though nothing had happened?
2. Does the person giving advice recommend him to let go of grudges?
  

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The two '-ing' forms are confusing. 1. Is the advisor recommending that he be nice every day from now on as though nothing had happened?

— Mister Micawber

  • The two '-ing' forms are confusing.
  • 1.
  • Is the advisor recommending that he be nice every day from now on as though nothing had happened?
  • 2.
  • Does the person giving advice recommend that he let go of grudges?
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The two '-ing' forms are confusing.

1. Is the advisor recommending that he be nice every day from now on as though nothing had happened?
2. Does the person giving advice recommend that he let go of grudges?
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