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Laborious Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Q5: Choosing the appropriate verb forms
Hi there teachers!
= Tom ______ (a. is working, b. works) with his friends Mark and Tim. They have a small computer company.
The site which I've taken that (incomplete) sentence from says that the correct answer is: 'works' (present simple), but It seems to me that saying "Tom is working..." would be correct, too. What's your opinion on this, please?
Thank you. ..
= Tom ______ (a. is working, b. works) with his friends Mark and Tim. They have a small computer company.
The site which I've taken that (incomplete) sentence from says that the correct answer is: 'works' (present simple), but It seems to me that saying "Tom is working..." would be correct, too. What's your opinion on this, please?
Thank you. ..
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is working is not wrong, but it carries a slight suggestion that this is only a temporary situation. This does not fit well with sentence #2, which sounds like a more long-term arrangement.
- is working is not wrong, but it carries a slight suggestion that this is only a temporary situation.
- This does not fit well with sentence #2, which sounds like a more long-term arrangement.
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is working is not wrong, but it carries a slight suggestion that this is only a temporary situation. This does not fit well with sentence #2, which sounds like a more long-term arrangement.
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