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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
What is the correct answer?
Imagine the situation: You are talking with someone about a cruel illness, when somebody different wants to join your conversation and asks "what were you speaking about?"
"You won't want to hear that!"
"You don't want to hear that!"
questions:
1) Which of the answers would be correct
2) Do you use simple present to interrupt a present continuos action? In other words: Are the sentences above correct?
"You won't want to hear that!"
"You don't want to hear that!"
questions:
1) Which of the answers would be correct
2) Do you use simple present to interrupt a present continuos action? In other words: Are the sentences above correct?
Top answer
Anonymous 1) Which of the answers would be correct Both are grammatically correct. A native would not include 'that'. Anonymous 2) Do you use simple present to interrupt a present continuos action?
- Anonymous 1) Which of the answers would be correct Both are grammatically correct.
- A native would not include 'that'.
- Anonymous 2) Do you use simple present to interrupt a present continuos action?
- A second speaker is not constrained by a first speaker's grammar.
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Anonymous1) Which of the answers would be correctBoth are grammatically correct. A native would not include 'that'.
Anonymous2) Do you use simple present to interrupt a present continuos action?A second speaker is not constrained by a first speaker's grammar.
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"A second speaker is not constrained by a first speaker's grammar"
What is the meaning of this sentence? I know each word, but what has it to do with the tenses? So how can I connect simple present and continuos? Do they follow each other like in the past progressive + simple past construction?
What is the meaning of this sentence? I know each word, but what has it to do with the tenses? So how can I connect simple present and continuos? Do they follow each other like in the past progressive + simple past construction?
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AnonymousA second speaker is not constrained by a first speaker's grammar"What is the meaning of this sentence?The grammar used by one speaker does not necessarily influence the grammar of the second speaker: grammar does not have to be consistent or 'correct' across dialogs.
AnonymousSo how can I connect simple present and continuos?
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