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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Which tense to use?

Which tense to use?
I really have cravings, but 2 weeks ago, I [craved /was craving] mexican food.
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The sentence isn't totally coherent. Is it possible you meant "I rarely have cravings"? "...

  • The sentence isn't totally coherent.
  • Is it possible you meant "I rarely have cravings"?
  • "...
  • " Both tenses are possible.
  • "was craving" has a more vivid sense of action in progress.
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The sentence isn't totally coherent. Is it possible you meant "I rarely have cravings"?

"... but two weeks ago I [craved / was craving] Mexican food."

Both tenses are possible. "was craving" has a more vivid sense of action in progress.

It is better style to write out small numbers in full.

I would personally drop the second comma. The pair
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AnonymousI really have cravings
The above sentence has no semantic connection with the "but-clause" in my opinion.
Just in case you are not aware, " cravings " is a gerund noun, which has no temporal significance. A pregnant mother may say " In the first 3 months of my pregnancy, I really had strong cravings for ice crea
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Sorry everyone,

I meant to say 'rarely' GPY

Could you tell me which tense to use in the following please as I don't know if I should use present simple or continuous?

The volume of the broadcast is so low so when I change channel the volume will be/is blasting.
He has been more aggressive as time goes/is going on on.
Would pressing the screen lightly make a bigge
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Hi GPY,
Could you please tell me what you think of the tenses please?

Thank you very much
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The volume of the broadcast is very low, so when I change channel the volume will be/is blasting. -- both are possible, depending on whether you are predicting what will happen or describing what normally happens

He has been more aggressive as time has gone on. -- "He has become ..." may be better in this sentence

Would pressing the screen li

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