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lballeys
#45845 Thu, 16 Sep 04 03:45 PM
In terms of verb tenses and their use, describe the differences between the following two sentences and then state how you might teach these differences to learners new to English:
1. Mary brushes her teeth every morning.
2. Mary is brushing her teeth now.
Many thanks in advance for your help.
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Mister Micawber
#45849 Thu, 16 Sep 04 03:51 PM
Please do not double-post.
(1) represents a timeless habit.
(2) represents an occurrence at the moment of the locution.
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hitchhiker
#45854 Thu, 16 Sep 04 04:12 PM
lballeys - I removed your sig. (Why would you advertise your forums on ours, without even asking?) - Not good conduct at all.
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lballeys
#45860 Thu, 16 Sep 04 04:39 PM
i don't understand ...
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#49351 Thu, 07 Oct 04 02:58 PM
when we will used the pressent perfect continuous
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#49360 Thu, 07 Oct 04 03:24 PM
'I have been studying English for 50 years.' Use present perfect continuous for a continuing or repetitive activity or event from an uspecified time in the past until now, when you wish to emphasize the ongoing action rather than the nature of the activity.
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