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Lballeys Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Tenses
In terms of verb tenses and their use, describe the differences between the following two sentences and then state how you might teach these differences to learners new to English:
1. Mary brushes her teeth every morning.
2. Mary is brushing her teeth now.
Many thanks in advance for your help.
1. Mary brushes her teeth every morning.
2. Mary is brushing her teeth now.
Many thanks in advance for your help.
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Please do not double-post. (1) represents a timeless habit. (2) represents an occurrence at the moment of the locution.
- Please do not double-post.
- (1) represents a timeless habit.
- (2) represents an occurrence at the moment of the locution.
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Please do not double-post.
(1) represents a timeless habit.
(2) represents an occurrence at the moment of the locution.
(1) represents a timeless habit.
(2) represents an occurrence at the moment of the locution.
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lballeys - I removed your sig. (Why would you advertise your forums on ours, without even asking?) - Not good conduct at all.
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'I have been studying English for 50 years.' Use present perfect continuous for a continuing or repetitive activity or event from an uspecified time in the past until now, when you wish to emphasize the ongoing action rather than the nature of the activity.
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