Grammar-corrected sentence and tenses

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odyssey

#19871 Wed, 21 Jan 04 02:37 AM

thanks in advance for anyone willing to help me the sentence that needs to be corrected is:
He's getting up at eight every morning.
I corrected it by:
He gets up at eight every morning or
He is getting up at eight every morning. which one is better?
What is the correct tense of this sentence and can u please explain the tense?
i am still learning my tenses so this will help me a lot

odyssey

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DiamondKite

#20090 Fri, 23 Jan 04 11:58 AM

Most English speakers will take slightly different meanings from each sentence.

"He gets up at eight every morning" says to me that he has done that in the past, he still does it, and he will continue to do it; it says to me that it's a constant thing with him.

"He is getting up at eight every morning" sounds more temporary to me; he is currently getting up at eight, but he didn't in the past, and he might not in the future.

The second sentence is present indicative and implicates the present only.

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