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continuous and non continuous verb

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KshitijG190
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continuous and non continuous verb

by KshitijG190 Mon May 05, 2014 11:55 am

Which of these 2 sentences are correct?

1) John misses Sally.
2) John is missing Sally.
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Re: continuous and non continuous verb

by RonPurewal Thu May 08, 2014 4:09 am

KshitijG190 Wrote:Which of these 2 sentences are correct?

1) John misses Sally.
2) John is missing Sally.


Verb tenses are determined entirely by context. Without a context, all such distinctions are undecidable.
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