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by Alexander Longacre
December 29th, 2012, 8:40 am
Forum: Grammar Questions
Topic: Simple vs. Progressive Present
Replies: 2
Views: 2611

Re: Simple vs. Progressive Present

Stephen: Thank you so much! So what I believe I am hearing you say is that stative verbs are typically translated with the helping word "be" (simple present) while action verbs are either progressive or simple present based on the general context from a temporal perspective. Therefore, wit...
by Alexander Longacre
December 29th, 2012, 7:45 am
Forum: Grammar Questions
Topic: Simple vs. Progressive Present
Replies: 2
Views: 2611

Simple vs. Progressive Present

I'm having difficultly in translating present tense verbs into English. What kind of lexical, contextual, or grammatical clues can you use to determine if a present tense verb should be translated as simple present (I eat) or progressive/durative present (I am/do eat)?

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