Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Proper use of assume
What is proper?
I assume the cat is yours.
I am assuming the cat is yours.
I assume the cat is yours.
I am assuming the cat is yours.
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' In everyday English 90% of occurrences are pres simple, I assume. However, continuous may also be proper. Cheers
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Both look right to me, I am assuming implies some kind of fact framing time around the exchange, as in 'While the investigation is going on, I'm assuming that's your cat...'
In everyday English 90% of occurrences are pres simple, I assume. However, continuous may also be proper.
Cheers
In everyday English 90% of occurrences are pres simple, I assume. However, continuous may also be proper.
Cheers
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