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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Weighs/ is weighing

Hi,
Can you help me? Which tense is correct?

Jim is weighing / weighs a lot more now than he did when he was thirty.

Our planet gets / is getting hotter and hotter because of global warming.

Thank you a lot !

Ann
  

Top answer

Jim weighs a lot more now than he did when he was thirty. Compare with: John is weighing himself on the scales in his bathroom. Our planet is getting hotter and hotter because of global warming.

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  • Jim weighs a lot more now than he did when he was thirty.
  • Compare with: John is weighing himself on the scales in his bathroom.
  • Our planet is getting hotter and hotter because of global warming.
  • You can use "gets" also.
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Jim weighs a lot more now than he did when he was thirty.
Compare with: John is weighing himself on the scales in his bathroom.

Our planet is getting hotter and hotter because of global warming.
You can use "gets" also.
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