Nonverbis
Member
- Joined
- Jun 4, 2021
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Russian
- Home Country
- Russian Federation
- Current Location
- Russian Federation
A Grammar of Present-day English. Practice book by I.P. Krylova
The task is to explain the use of the Present Continuous.
"I'm not scared," he said. "You are. You're wishing I hadn't done it".
It seems that we have a case of an action going on at the present moment. But it seems to be emotionally coloured due to the present continuous.
Or is it not?
The dictionary stipulates that to wish is not used in the progressive tense. But it is only for the first meaning. Any other meaning can be used in the continuous tense.
And as far as I understand, emotionally coloured expressions with the present continuous refer to the general characteristics of a person (always blaming, constantly showing off). So, this seems to be not the case.
Maybe there is no underlined emotion here.
Could you help me here?
The task is to explain the use of the Present Continuous.
"I'm not scared," he said. "You are. You're wishing I hadn't done it".
It seems that we have a case of an action going on at the present moment. But it seems to be emotionally coloured due to the present continuous.
Or is it not?
wish verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com
Definition of wish verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
The dictionary stipulates that to wish is not used in the progressive tense. But it is only for the first meaning. Any other meaning can be used in the continuous tense.
And as far as I understand, emotionally coloured expressions with the present continuous refer to the general characteristics of a person (always blaming, constantly showing off). So, this seems to be not the case.
Maybe there is no underlined emotion here.
Could you help me here?