Lesson 3 - Present Progressive - Verb Tenses in English

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It's possible to write the sentence as you did. We can use adverbs of frequency with the simple present to show routine: "He always works in his workshop in the evenings." The use of "always" with the present progressive is a common in conversation to describe a characteristic. Example: "Oh, you know Erik. He's always working on something. I'm sure he's in his workshop at this very minute." It's common to use this structure to complain or criticize: "Why are you always telling me how to drive?"

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Hello. If you compare my series for beginners to this one, yes, this is more advanced. Beginners cannot compare all the verb tenses yet because they are generally limited to knowing about three or four at most. Beginners also don't usually study additional uses of the present progressive in terms of action vs. non-action (stative/ non-stative) and ongoing vs. temporary. Erik's reduced speech is not intended for beginners, nor are words like criticism, accomplished, and other academic vocab.

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Because the stress (the emphasis) is on LIS and not "ten." LIS is the louder syllable. That's why we do not double the "n." But in unWRAP or STOP, the syllable before "ing" is stressed. That's we double the final consonant: unWRAPPing / STOPPing.

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