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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

wear & wearing / does & doesn't

hello, i am doing grammar exercise and have a little problems.

There is a conversation:

A:
Do you see the man over there?
B:
Which man? The man in the brown jacket?
A:
No, I am talking about the man who _________ the blue shirt.

The answer is "is wearing" and I am wondering if I could use "wears" instead.

Another problem is about "does not" and "doesn't".
When do you use "does not" and when do you use "doesn't"?

Is it more common to use contraction in negative statement?

Do you say "That does not make any sense." instead of "That doesn't make any sense."

Thanks a lot.
  

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Anonymous The answer is "is wearing" and I am wondering if I could use "wears" instead. No, because the man is wearing the shirt at the very moment the conversation takes place. You can say: He wears a green shirt every Friday.

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  • Anonymous The answer is "is wearing" and I am wondering if I could use "wears" instead.
  • No, because the man is wearing the shirt at the very moment the conversation takes place.
  • You can say: He wears a green shirt every Friday.
  • Today is not Friday.
  • The simple present denotes habitual action in my sentence.
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AnonymousThe answer is "is wearing" and I am wondering if I could use "wears" instead.
No, because the man is wearing the shirt at the very moment the conversation takes place. You can say: He wears a green shirt every Friday. Today is not Friday. The simple present denotes habitual action in my sentence.

As for does not / doesn't, the l
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