Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
"They're showing us" vs "They show us"
I can see in a lot of places when someone is speaking or writing about something that was made some time ago. For example, a video was made some time ago, and a speaker is speaking about that video (video isn't running yet) and saying, "This time, they show us how to jump from a plane. Now, let's watch the footage." . Shouldn't it be, "This time, they're showing us how to jump from a plane. Now, let's watch the footage."?
Top answer
Hi. Present continuous describes an action in progress, so, you can use present continuous if you are at the middle of watching the video. Hamid
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Hi.
Present continuous describes an action in progress, so, you can use present continuous if you are at the middle of watching the video.
Hamid
Present continuous describes an action in progress, so, you can use present continuous if you are at the middle of watching the video.
Hamid
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This time, they show us how to jump from a plane.
The Simple Present here suggests that they have a habit or routine. of showing us things.
eg
last week, how to scuba-dive
this week, how to jump from a plane
The Simple Present here suggests that they have a habit or routine. of showing us things.
eg
last week, how to scuba-dive
this week, how to jump from a plane
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AnonymousThis time, they show us how to jump from a plane.I consider this something like the use of the present to indicate the future, in the same family of expressions with This time I go to London; next time I go to Paris.
I wouldn't use 'are showing' here.
CJ
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