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Hoister Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Sending/send up something
Tucker nodded."He 's taken over the upstairs lounge. I'm sending up an espresso shot every twenty minutes, and he's getting more manic. The music started about half an hour ago."
Hi, does Continuous tense here shows "sending up an espresso" s a repetitive, temporary and ongoing action? Are they the reasons that we don't use Simple present (send) here?
Thanks a lot
Hi, does Continuous tense here shows "sending up an espresso" s a repetitive, temporary and ongoing action? Are they the reasons that we don't use Simple present (send) here?
Thanks a lot
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Yeah. Temporary. , every time Tucker takes over the lounge, ie, a habitual action.
- Yeah.
- Temporary.
- , every time Tucker takes over the lounge, ie, a habitual action.
- This action is taking place over a limited period of time that has a beginning and end for the speaker.
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Yeah. Temporary.
I send up would mean that you always send up etc., every time Tucker takes over the lounge, ie, a habitual action. This action is taking place over a limited period of time that has a beginning and end for the speaker.
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I send up would mean that you always send up etc., every time Tucker takes over the lounge, ie, a habitual action. This action is taking place over a limited period of time that has a beginning and end for the speaker.
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Yes, ongoing repetitive action. "I send up..." would also work here (though it coordinates slightly less well with "getting"). "every twenty minutes" in any case makes the timing clear, so there's hardly any difference in meaning between the two. "sending" feels slightly more vivid, I guess.
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