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Whatchadoin Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Pretending/pretend
You're not going to hurt her Damon. Because deep down inside there's a part of you that feels for her. I was worried that you had no humanity left inside of you, that you may have actually become the monster that you pretend to be.
The other speaker responded with "Who's pretending?".
Why did he use present continuous?
Thanks.
The other speaker responded with "Who's pretending?".
Why did he use present continuous?
Thanks.
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whatchadoin Why did he use present continuous? He rightly assumes that the claim is that the pretense is on-going at the time of the conversation. " should be interpreted as "I am not pretending.
- whatchadoin Why did he use present continuous?
- He rightly assumes that the claim is that the pretense is on-going at the time of the conversation.
- " should be interpreted as "I am not pretending.
- " CJ
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whatchadoinWhy did he use present continuous?He rightly assumes that the claim is that the pretense is on-going at the time of the conversation.
"Who's pretending?" should be interpreted as "I am not pretending. I am a monster."
CJ
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