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Anglista2008 Posted 18 years ago
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why sometimes the pres. simple and sometimes the pres. cont. ?
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00 Here are two sentences taken from a book called "Success" (Pre-Int. level), a coursebook for teenagers. 02 br
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00 1. These days, children and teenagers read lots of books by authors like Meg Rosoff, JK Rowling and Philip Pullman. 02 br
00 2. These days, more young people are using libraries. 02 br
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00 I was wondering why on earth sometimes there's the present simple (ie. 01 i 00 read 02 i 00 ) and sometimes, in a very similar context, there's the present continuous (ie. 01 i 00 are using 02 i 00 ) 02 br
00 Why is that? Could I simply say "are reading" and "use" ? 02 br
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02 br
00 Here are two sentences taken from a book called "Success" (Pre-Int. level), a coursebook for teenagers. 02 br
02 br
00 1. These days, children and teenagers read lots of books by authors like Meg Rosoff, JK Rowling and Philip Pullman. 02 br
00 2. These days, more young people are using libraries. 02 br
02 br
00 I was wondering why on earth sometimes there's the present simple (ie. 01 i 00 read 02 i 00 ) and sometimes, in a very similar context, there's the present continuous (ie. 01 i 00 are using 02 i 00 ) 02 br
00 Why is that? Could I simply say "are reading" and "use" ? 02 br
02 br
00 thanks 0-
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0 Read some of these threads ( 01 b 00 Search 02 b 00 , top right box on the page, for "present simple continuous") 02 br
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01 cite 10 anglista2008 12 cite 10 Could I simply say "are reading" and "use" ? 12 blockquote10 Yes. In these examples, either form can be used. 02 br
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