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Old 31-Jul-2005, 13:32
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Default Re: More on present simple, present continuous

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Originally Posted by MikeNewYork
I really don't agree with your statement that present simple = permanent event. We use present simple in different situations.

I drive to work. (describes a habit)
I like pizza. (my feeling at the moment)
I leave for Europe tomorrow. (a future scheduled event)
I sentence you to ten years in jail. (a pronouncement)

I don't quite agree with your last two sentences. I could just as well say "I'm leaving for Europe tomorrow" as what you have, without altering the meaning. Likewise, a judge could just as well say "I'm sentencing you to ten years in jail." (I would allow that the use of simple present in that context has a loftier tone, but the meaning is the same.)
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