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Nina_Nia Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Present continuous/Present Simple
Hello,
What would be more correctly said?
She is having little time for French now.
She has little time for French now.
Is there any difference in meaning?
Thanks
What would be more correctly said?
She is having little time for French now.
She has little time for French now.
Is there any difference in meaning?
Thanks
Top answer
She has little time for French now. - This is a general statement. She either doesn't have the time to learn French or doesn't want to give her time to learning French.
- She has little time for French now.
- - This is a general statement.
- She either doesn't have the time to learn French or doesn't want to give her time to learning French.
- She is having little time for French now - This is more of an attititude.
- She needs to learn French but can't be bothered.
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She has little time for French now. - This is a general statement. She either doesn't have the time to learn French or doesn't want to give her time to learning French.
She is having little time for French now - This is more of an attititude. She needs to learn French but can't be bothered.
The second one would be right all the time whereas the first one only a small amount of
She is having little time for French now - This is more of an attititude. She needs to learn French but can't be bothered.
The second one would be right all the time whereas the first one only a small amount of
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Nina_NiaWhat would be more correctly said?She has little time for French now.
She is having little time for French now.
She has little time for French now.
There's no need to use an -ing form with a stative verb like 'have' unless you have an unusual meaning in mind. For example, if the amount of time she has is grow
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