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15-Jul-2007, 20:19
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Re: Present Simple or Progressive?
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You're right, Carmenn, we do use the present progressive for future arrangements.
And we also use present continuous with the adverb "always" when we talk about an annoying situation:
She is always making noise at night.
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16-Jul-2007, 06:24
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Re: Present Simple or Progressive?
Indeed we can. And we can also use it for things in progress but not necessarily happening at the moment:
What are you reading at the moment?
How are things going at work?
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26-Oct-2008, 11:00
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Re: Present Simple or Progressive?
Read this topic to understand:
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Re: Present Simple or Progressive?
thank you
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Re: Present Simple or Progressive?
i think the first choice is good ^^
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Re: Present Simple or Progressive?
hi , i click on - do you like - and after i do it i see the beggist answer as i do
nice to get a forum like thes
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Re: Present Simple or Progressive?
we don't say i liking .. i like
the second one is okay
we mustn't use ing with (like ) because its gives for feeling
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