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Laborious Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Q2: Could you please help me choosing the appropriate verb forms to complete the following sentence
Hello dear members of the Forum... 
Would you kindly tell me the appropriate verb forms to fill the gaps (in the following sentence) with?
- I ______ (a. save up, b. am saving up) because I _______ (a. am going, b. go) abroad in July.
I chose 'b' - 'am saving up' (for the first blank) and 'a' - 'am going' (for the second), and the site on which that is given marked me 'correct'. But I'd like to ask you whether or not I can use 'a' - 'save up' and 'b' - 'go' for the gaps, please. I'm asking this to you because 'present simple' is also used for things that happen in the future.
Thank you all.
Would you kindly tell me the appropriate verb forms to fill the gaps (in the following sentence) with?
- I ______ (a. save up, b. am saving up) because I _______ (a. am going, b. go) abroad in July.
I chose 'b' - 'am saving up' (for the first blank) and 'a' - 'am going' (for the second), and the site on which that is given marked me 'correct'. But I'd like to ask you whether or not I can use 'a' - 'save up' and 'b' - 'go' for the gaps, please. I'm asking this to you because 'present simple' is also used for things that happen in the future.
Thank you all.
Top answer
Choose continuous for both. 'I save up' would suggest a habit, which does not fit with the short-term nature of the activity.
- Choose continuous for both.
- 'I save up' would suggest a habit, which does not fit with the short-term nature of the activity.
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Choose continuous for both.
'I save up' would suggest a habit, which does not fit with the short-term nature of the activity.
'I save up' would suggest a habit, which does not fit with the short-term nature of the activity.
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Answers are B and B, both present continuous. The second is present continuous for future.
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