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Cup cake Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Recognising

Hi Everyone,

Can we say the following sentence?

'Brett's father isn't recognising him lately.'

I'm assuming you can, because 'recognise' here isn't a non-continuous verb.

Am I correct?

Thanks CC.
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Is the father suffering from some form of senile dementia? If so, I would probably use 'hasn't been recognising' with 'lately'.

— Fivejedjon

  • Is the father suffering from some form of senile dementia?
  • If so, I would probably use 'hasn't been recognising' with 'lately'.
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Is the father suffering from some form of senile dementia? If so, I would probably use 'hasn't been recognising' with 'lately'.
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Thanks fivejedjon. You're spot on.
Yes, I was referring to dementia.

Of course, present perfect continuous and not the simple present.

Thanks again.
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