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Smartenglish@hanmail.net Posted 5 years ago
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You are not getting her mop!!

I wonder why "Present continuous" is used in "You are not getting her mop!!"

I would like to know why he said "Works every time"

  

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" I would like to know why he said "Works every time" One of the uses of the present continuous is to talk about the future. "(This trick) works every time" means that whenever he uses that trick, it is effective. What is the trick?

— CalifJim

  • " I would like to know why he said "Works every time" One of the uses of the present continuous is to talk about the future.
  • "(This trick) works every time" means that whenever he uses that trick, it is effective.
  • What is the trick?
  • It was to suggest he would buy her a very uninteresting and inappropriate present.
  • Why is it effective?
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smartenglish@hanmail.net

I wonder why "Present continuous" is used in "You are not getting her a mop!!"

I would like to know why he said "Works every time"

One of the uses of the present continuous is to talk about the future.

"(This trick) works every time" means that whenever he us

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