Present progressive vs present simple
When nice things are happening, such as being with good friends, unhappiness is usually wiped out completely, so you feel you are back to your normal self.
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I know the basics of both the tenses: the present simple and the present progressive but still sometimes struggle to figure out its usage in certain contexts.
Please explain the use of present progressive in " when nice things are happening..." vs "when nice things happen"
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Jigneshbharati nice things are happening This suggests that numerous pleasant things are all happening at the same time and repeatedly, and that the reader is surrounded by all the activity of such things going on around him. The present tense is used here to paint a picture of being immersed in these many things and enjoying them. Adding 'when' makes this a reference to the period of time when this sort of thing is going on.
- Jigneshbharati nice things are happening This suggests that numerous pleasant things are all happening at the same time and repeatedly, and that the reader is surrounded by all the activity of such things going on around him.
- The present tense is used here to paint a picture of being immersed in these many things and enjoying them.
- Adding 'when' makes this a reference to the period of time when this sort of thing is going on.
- Jigneshbharati nice things happen This suggests that pleasant things happen from time to time, maybe just one at a time.
- The picture here is not so full of activity as in the example above.
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Jigneshbharatinice things are happening
This suggests that numerous pleasant things are all happening at the same time and repeatedly, and that the reader is surrounded by all the activity of such things going on around him. The present tense is used here to paint a picture of being immersed in these many things and enjoying them.
Adding 'when' makes
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