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Lee
He has been writing this composition the whole morning,and he still ___. Hey,can anyone tell me why this blank should fill up with “is” not”does”? thank you!
17 févr. 2022 10:03
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Because he is still writing, he isn't done, he is still doing it, so you have to use present.
17 février 2022
if you use "does", that means he 'always' writes and it wouldn't be true because he started to write in the morning and maybe he will finish soon. He won't continue after it finishes typing. if you use does, that means he will continue to write after finishes, he will continue to write every day. That's not a routine, that's not like i "do" take a vacation every summer. that's like i'm having breakfast right now and after finish i won't continue this.
21 février 2022
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