http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentSimplePresentContinious/bmzrh/post.htm#144028Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:10:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:144028Lazarus0http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentSimplePresentContinious/bmzrh/post.htm#144028http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-144028.xmlMrPedantic wrote: 1. The use of the present continuous (or progressive) makes the "assuming" seem more immediate and friendly. "We assume" would have a rather lofty sound. Good call, MrP. There is a tone shift, with "assuming" being far less formal.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentSimplePresentContinious/bmzrh/post.htm#144014Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:10:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:144014MrPedantic1http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentSimplePresentContinious/bmzrh/post.htm#144014http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-144014.xmlHere's a slightly different view, for what it's worth: 1. The use of the present continuous (or progressive) makes the "assuming" seem more immediate and friendly. "We assume" would have a rather lofty sound. 2. Both are correct. "Performing" gives a sense of the performance in progress; "perform" gives a sense of the performance as a whole. 3. The first and third options would be used if you were at the performance, and telling someone on your mobile phone what you were doing. Since both use the present progressive "watching", there isn't a great deal of difference; though maybe option A is slightly more immediate. Option B has a literary quality: it might be used in a novel. Or perhaps if someone asked you, "what do you do on...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentSimplePresentContinious/bmzrh/post.htm#143942Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:10:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:143942Lazarus2http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentSimplePresentContinious/bmzrh/post.htm#143942http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-143942.xmlForum_mail wrote: Hi all, 1. Here is a sentence taken from the Total Guitar magazine : "As always we're assuming no previous knowlegde..." Why the writer used "assuming" instead of "assume" ? Is there any difference in meaning ? I don't think there is enough of a difference to matter. Obviously, "assuming" is ongoing. I'd like to hear the rest of the sentence to put it into a better context. Forum_mail wrote: 2. Which use of "watch" is correct ? (maybe both ?) a) I watched Ann performing on stage. b) I watched Ann perform on stage. Is there ANY difference in meaning between these two ? Technically, a) would indicate that you are in the process of watching Ann (though I would...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentSimplePresentContinious/bmzrh/post.htmFri, 23 Jan 2009 00:10:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:143929Forum_mail3http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentSimplePresentContinious/bmzrh/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-143929.xmlHi all, 1. Here is a sentence taken from the Total Guitar magazine : "As always we're assuming no previous knowlegde..." Why the writer used "assuming" instead of "assume" ? Is there any difference in meaning ? 2. Which use of "watch" is correct ? (maybe both ?) a) I watched Ann performing on stage. b) I watched Ann perform on stage. Is there ANY difference in meaning between these two ? 3. The same thing but in the present tenses... so again which one is okey, and why ? Is there any difference in meaning ? a) I'm watching Ann performing on stage. b) I watch Ann performing on stage. c) I'm watching Ann perform on stage. Thanks, best wishes,