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Originally Posted by sara88  Hi friends,
1-I'm having a great time watching that happen.
2-I have a strong drive.
Why we use the progressive form in the first one and we don't in the second?
My answer is:
we use the progressive form in the first cuz it's happening now, and we use the simple form in the second which means I always have strong drive.!! Is that right?!
Yup, it shorely is, Sara. You've nailed it!!!
Also why do we say:
I love you.
I'm loving my life.
What's the differnce please?
Thanks so much in advance.. |
"I love you" represents a state that one is in, that of loving a person in a situation that is the same as your "strong drive". While we don't know what the duration of either will be, there are habitual/routine/true for right now.
"I'm loving something" doesn't illustrate that the feeling is not the same as that expressed by the present simple. It might be the same thing. What it shows is a more now thing, a happening thing, something to be excited about, not just a routine statement of fact.
While there are nuances that exist, you've got the basic ideas, Sara.