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Daxiaoaixad Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

simple present and simple progressive tenses

0 Hi there,02br
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00 I have following sentences:02br
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00 * Do you enjoy this exercise?02br
00 * What do you do this evening?02br
00 * I look forward to receiving your reply?02br
00 * When do you come back from your vacation?02br
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00 My question is whether they are correct? And why?0-
  

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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Daxiaoaixad12cite 10Hi there,12br 12br 10I have following sentences:12br 12br 10* Do you enjoy this exercise11font 10 normally? 12font 12br 10* What do you 11font 10normally 12font 10do 11font 10in the12font 10 evening? 12font 12br 10* I look forward to receiving your reply?

— Philip

  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10Daxiaoaixad12cite 10Hi there,12br 12br 10I have following sentences:12br 12br 10* Do you enjoy this exercise11font 10 normally?
  • 12font 12br 10* What do you 11font 10normally 12font 10do 11font 10in the12font 10 evening?
  • 12font 12br 10* I look forward to receiving your reply?
  • 11font 10OR: I am looking forward to your reply.
  • 11font 10OR: When are you coming back from vacation?
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01cite10Daxiaoaixad12cite10Hi there,12br
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10I have following sentences:12br
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10* Do you enjoy this exercise11font10 normally? OR: Are you enjoying this exercise (now)?12font12br
10* What do you 11font10norm
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0 You also use the present continuous for planned actions in a more or less near future, like your "what are you doing this evening?" 0-
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01cite10Daxiaoaixad12cite10Hi there,12br
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10I have following sentences:12br
10* Do you enjoy this exercise?12br
10* What do you do this evening?12br
10* I look forward to receiving your reply?12br
10* When do you come back from your vacation?12br
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0 Hi Goodman,02br
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00 I got your answer. So the time is very important. If it indicates the furture, one should use present progressive instead of present simple. But what about the sentence:02br
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00 The plan leaves for india tomorrow.02br
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00 ?02br
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0Hi Dax,02br
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00I just want to clarify something about present progressive. If we are engaged in a conversation and you and I 01font00are having02font00 a cup of tea, then "are having" refers to now.02br
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00If I ask you " 01font00what are you doing this weekend02font
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0I'll just add that when the present continuous is used to refer to the future, the time when the action is taking place is always stated.0-
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10* Do you enjoy this exercise? 11font10It makes more sense to use 11font10"did".12font10 If the question is "do you enjoy exercicing?" then it's fine. But the way it's formed, is not quiet correct because of the tense. THe pperso
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0I see Goodman is offline...02br
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00The "have to" here is synonym with "must", and you don't use it in the continuous form in that meaning. (Perhaps someone will come up with exceptions, though...)0-
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0* Do you enjoy this exercise? 02br
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00— Your friend likes to exercise. In particular, he likes press-ups. One day, you're watching him do press-ups. He has reached 756. Sweat pours from his brow. He gasps for breath. The muscle strain is audible. It seems remarkable that anyone should voluntarily endure such discomfort. At last you can restrain yourself no longer. "Tell
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