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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Question about the correct tense.
Hello!
In the sentence "The average man has has five showers a week, with 20 % having a shower just once a week." it is very clear that the present continuous must be used but I cannot quite understand why. Doesn't "once a week" show that this action happens regularly?
Thank you!
In the sentence "The average man has has five showers a week, with 20 % having a shower just once a week." it is very clear that the present continuous must be used but I cannot quite understand why. Doesn't "once a week" show that this action happens regularly?
Thank you!
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Anonymous present continuous must be used It is not present continuous tense. There is no "be" form which is required. " Another example: Having his weekly shower on Sunday, by Friday he smelled pretty raunchy.
- Anonymous present continuous must be used It is not present continuous tense.
- There is no "be" form which is required.
- " Another example: Having his weekly shower on Sunday, by Friday he smelled pretty raunchy.
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Anonymouspresent continuous must be usedIt is not present continuous tense. There is no "be" form which is required.
It is a present participle, the non-finite verb in the clause that modifies "twenty percent."
Another example:
Having his weekly shower on Sunday, by Friday he smelled pretty raunchy.
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