'I am doing' = the present... |
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Votes: 311
Comments: 4
Added: August 2003
| Willbut - 10th November 2003 22:50 |
| All three terms are used, aren't they? 'Continuous' is still the most common term I hear and read and 'durative' is fairly rare. |
| ad - 29th November 2003 01:53 |
| I was originally taught to say progressive, but the term continuous has gradually replaced it. Okay with me, it's just a term. |
| willbut - 28th December 2003 00:49 |
| I learnt them the opposite way- must be a sign of age. |
| Matt Gaffney - 1st June 2007 17:38 |
| I've never encountered durative before. It sounds pedantic. I think there's a difference between continuous (I am living) and progressive (I am cooking). The former indicates inaction, if you will; the latter indicates action. |
