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Moon7296 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Should verb VS should verb ing

I found should be verb + verb

Ex) He should be doing it

He should do it.

Is the difference just like these two?: he complains about it and he is complaining(always) about it
  

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Hello Moon The present continuous is used for actions at or around the time of speaking. Always +ing is used to emphasize the continuous nature of the action. He should be doing it.

  • Hello Moon The present continuous is used for actions at or around the time of speaking.
  • Always +ing is used to emphasize the continuous nature of the action.
  • He should be doing it.
  • - now He should do it.
  • - at some time He complains about it - all the time He is always complaining - all the time emphatic He is complaining - now
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Hello Moon

The present continuous is used for actions at or around the time of speaking. Always +ing is used to emphasize the continuous nature of the action.

He should be doing it. - now
He should do it. - at some time

He complains about it - all the time
He is always complaining - all the time emphatic
He is complaining - now

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