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Kumenglish Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Pretending

In the context: Somone is pretending during the working hour.

He is pretending like working.

Can we say in the simple present tense with "pretend"?

  

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kumenglish In the context of s om e one is p retending during the to be workin g, hour. c an we say it in the simple present simple tense with "pretend"? He is pretending to be working.

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  • kumenglish In the context of s om e one is p retending during the to be workin g, hour.
  • c an we say it in the simple present simple tense with "pretend"?
  • He is pretending to be working.
  • / He's pretending to work.
  • [ Now, at the present moment] He pretends to work.
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kumenglishIn the context of someone is pretending during the to be working, hour. c
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kumenglishHe is pretending to work.
kumenglishCan we say in the simple present tense with "pretend"?

Yes, but the meaning is different. "He is pretending to work" most likely refers to his behaviour right now. "He pretends to work" most likely refers to his general or habitual b

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