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MadeInUSSR Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Why "are staying" but not "stay" ?
I can't say that I know English very bad but yesterday I decided to review all materails about English Grammar.
"They haven't got anywhere to live at the moment. They are staying with friends untill they find somewhere."
Why "are staying" but not "stay" ?
"They haven't got anywhere to live at the moment. They are staying with friends untill they find somewhere."
Why "are staying" but not "stay" ?
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Are staying indicates what they are doing r ight now . Continuous aspect is the most common form for an event happening at the moment of speaking. Stay ( simple present) more commonly expresses a timeless condition-- something that happens now, in the past and in the future.
- Are staying indicates what they are doing r ight now .
- Continuous aspect is the most common form for an event happening at the moment of speaking.
- Stay ( simple present) more commonly expresses a timeless condition-- something that happens now, in the past and in the future.
- To say They stay with friends suggests that they do this whenever they have nowhere to live, be it now, last year or next year.
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Are staying indicates what they are doing right now. Continuous aspect is the most common form for an event happening at the moment of speaking.
Stay ( simple present) more commonly expresses a timeless condition-- something that happens now, in the past and in the future. To say They stay with friends suggests that they do this whenever they ha
Stay ( simple present) more commonly expresses a timeless condition-- something that happens now, in the past and in the future. To say They stay with friends suggests that they do this whenever they ha
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