Timeline for Present Continuous vs. Present Simple
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| Jun 13 at 12:18 | answer | added | James Mathai | timeline score: 0 | |
| Sep 30, 2023 at 22:40 | comment | added | Robbie Goodwin | Can you say how 'I'm having a dinner at 2:00' means '… eating dinner is in progress at 2:00'? Don't you think that really means 'I will be having (a) dinner at 2:00' and (prolly separately) the 'a' is superfluous? Broadly, 'I'm having a dinner…' strongly suggests the dinner is a formal one, with guests… while 'I'm having dinner…' suggests nothing but I myself will be dining | |
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| Feb 4, 2016 at 0:10 | history | edited | Nathan Tuggy | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| S Jun 19, 2015 at 0:35 | history | edited | pyobum | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| S Jun 19, 2015 at 0:35 | history | suggested | Dog Lover | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 19, 2015 at 0:12 | history | edited | Lucky | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 18, 2015 at 21:49 | answer | added | elc | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jun 18, 2015 at 21:12 | comment | added | deadrat | If you're talking about a time certain, use the simple: I see my friend at 2:00 tomorrow. If you're talking about something less formal, use the progressive: "I'm seeing my friend at 2:00 tomorrow." The progressive sense implies continuing action, so no one will be surprised if you meet your friend at 1:55 and you're still talking at 2:05. (In the bizarre world of English spelling, you don't want "continues" con-TIN-uze, which is the present tense of "continue." You want "continuous" con-TIN-you-us, meaning ongoing.) | |
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| Jun 18, 2015 at 21:02 | history | asked | IGO | CC BY-SA 3.0 |