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Carter Lee Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Why does "going" use in "kinda going along with it"?

Hi,

I'm trying to understand the below sentence.

"they're kinda going along with it."

and I know this is the samw as "they are kind of going along with it".


Especially, why doesnt it use "go along with it" instead of "going along with it"?


Thanks in advanced

  

Top answer

they are kind of going along with it The Present Continuous tense tells us this is happening right now. they kind of go along with it The Simple present tells us this happens often. Consider these slightly simple examples.

  • they are kind of going along with it The Present Continuous tense tells us this is happening right now.
  • they kind of go along with it The Simple present tells us this happens often.
  • Consider these slightly simple examples.
  • eg Mary is baking a cake right now.
  • eg Mary bakes a cake every week.
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they are kind of going along with it The Present Continuous tense tells us this is happening right now.

they kind of go along with it The Simple present tells us this happens often.

Consider these slightly simple examples.

eg Mary is baking a cake right now.

eg Mary bakes a cake every week.

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