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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
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We send our deepest sympathy and condolences to Moira’s family at this sad time.
I saw this except on our Intranet. Please explain the use of simple present tense vs present progressive in the given context?
  

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Jigneshbharati simple present tense vs present progressive This is a typical use of the simple present tense when the verb says exactly what you are doing exactly while you are doing it. The message says "we send" just at the time we are actually sending the message. It has the effect of a sort of announcement.

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  • Jigneshbharati simple present tense vs present progressive This is a typical use of the simple present tense when the verb says exactly what you are doing exactly while you are doing it.
  • The message says "we send" just at the time we are actually sending the message.
  • It has the effect of a sort of announcement.
  • , We congratulate you on your promotion .
  • Other examples might be found if you research "performative verbs" as these are almost always used in the simple present.
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Jigneshbharatisimple present tense vs present progressive
This is a typical use of the simple present tense when the verb says exactly what you are doing exactly while you are doing it.

The message says "we send" just at the time we are actually sending the message. It has the effect of a sort of announcement. You could do just about the same thing
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