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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Present/Present Continuous?
1. She is losing her temper very often now.
2. She loses her temper very often now.
May i know whether present tense or present continuous tense is the correct tense to be used. Thanks
2. She loses her temper very often now.
May i know whether present tense or present continuous tense is the correct tense to be used. Thanks
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Well, to tell the truth, I didn't like any of them. I would say, she is losing her temper very often nowadays.
- Well, to tell the truth, I didn't like any of them.
- I would say, she is losing her temper very often nowadays.
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Well, to tell the truth, I didn't like any of them.
I would say, she is losing her temper very often nowadays.
I would say, she is losing her temper very often nowadays.
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Doll's suggestion of 'nowadays' (or these days, or recently) is very good.
I would use the present continuous, to emphasize that it is an on-going situation.
I would use the present continuous, to emphasize that it is an on-going situation.
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The present continuous seems better to me. Nevertheless, I would have said, "She has been losing her temper a lot lately" (present perfect continuous).
CJ
CJ
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You could also say: "She is always losing her temper nowadays." This also implies the message that the speaker thinks that this happens too often.
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