kadioguy
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Here is my understanding:
1. Captions (in a newspaper or something like that) are often in the present simple. If they are in the present progressive, they would indicate that the activity is ongoing at the time the reader is reading about it.
2. When we describe a photo/picture, we often use the present progressive (to indicate what is happening in it). If we use the present simple, it would mean that someone in the photo/picture does something regularly.
Does that sound correct?
Edit: Improved content.
1. Captions (in a newspaper or something like that) are often in the present simple. If they are in the present progressive, they would indicate that the activity is ongoing at the time the reader is reading about it.
2. When we describe a photo/picture, we often use the present progressive (to indicate what is happening in it). If we use the present simple, it would mean that someone in the photo/picture does something regularly.
Does that sound correct?
Edit: Improved content.
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