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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Present progressive and ’every day’

"Tom is practicing the guitar every day."

Does the sentence above make sense?
If it makes sense, what is the difference between "Tom practices the guitar every day"?
  

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"Does the sentence above make sense? It makes perfect sense to me. Going with the the traditional grammar, present tense should prevail.

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  • "Does the sentence above make sense?
  • It makes perfect sense to me.
  • Going with the the traditional grammar, present tense should prevail.
  • But somehow, progressive sounds more convincing.
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Anonymous"Tom is practicing the guitar every day."Does the sentence above make sense?
It makes perfect sense to me. Going with the the traditional grammar, present tense should prevail. But somehow, progressive sounds more convincing.
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'is practicing' might be two people commenting while Tom is practicing, while 'practices' might be two people commenting in Tom's absence, although either phrase could be used interchangeably.
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Anonymous"Tom is practicing the guitar every day."
I'd use / say that sentence If Tom's practicing the guitar every day were a new or temporary situation, or a change. For eg Tom didn't use to practice the guitar every day, but since he is giving a live performance next month, he is practicing it (the guitar) every day.
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