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Laborious Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Q12: 'Sara (visits / is visiting) her friend every day
Hi there teachers,
Please help me with the following sentence.
The sentence is:
- Sara __________ (a. is visiting, b. visits) her friend Jessica every day, because Jessica has been sick for a few weeks and Sara is the only friend she has.
I think 'is visiting' is the verb that is appropriate in that context, because Sara's visits to her friend Jessica every day are only temporary. She's done that (visiting Jessica every day) only since she fell sick. Am I right, teachers? I also would like you to tell me If 'visits' is possible or not.
Thank you.
Please help me with the following sentence.
The sentence is:
- Sara __________ (a. is visiting, b. visits) her friend Jessica every day, because Jessica has been sick for a few weeks and Sara is the only friend she has.
I think 'is visiting' is the verb that is appropriate in that context, because Sara's visits to her friend Jessica every day are only temporary. She's done that (visiting Jessica every day) only since she fell sick. Am I right, teachers? I also would like you to tell me If 'visits' is possible or not.
Thank you.
Top answer
I agree with your choice of A. B is not wrong.
- I agree with your choice of A.
- B is not wrong.
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Thank you, Clive. Thank you very much for your reply. I wanted to ask you one more thing, please.
When you have some time to spare for me, could you please explain to me what the difference would be If we chose 'visits' to fill the gap? If somebody asked you of the difference between 'Sara visits...' and 'Sara is visiting...' in that sentence, how would you explain it to them, ple
When you have some time to spare for me, could you please explain to me what the difference would be If we chose 'visits' to fill the gap? If somebody asked you of the difference between 'Sara visits...' and 'Sara is visiting...' in that sentence, how would you explain it to them, ple
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The present simple does not imply the temporary idea that the progressive form does.
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