Rachel Adams
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Hello.
I hope it's OK to start a new thread. Since the book does not explain the difference well, I wanted to post a question about "understand" and "realise". I am not sure I understand correctly but I think these verbs can be used in the progressive when there is an idea of change but not when we are talking about a current trend/limited duration. For example "We are slowly realising how serious the problem is" or "We are understanding that the crisis will lead to serious results." I mean the they are slowly understanding or they are starting to understand.
In my previous thread, I used "realise" in the progressive because I thought it's a current trend/limited duration.
"Every year thousands of children go to the doctor because of back pain and in fact this kind of problem is rapidly becoming one of the most common childhood complaints. And what exactly is causing this outbreak of back strain and muscle fatigue? Most people simply don't realise what is happening to their children."
https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/282751-The-simple-present-or-the-progressive
I hope it's OK to start a new thread. Since the book does not explain the difference well, I wanted to post a question about "understand" and "realise". I am not sure I understand correctly but I think these verbs can be used in the progressive when there is an idea of change but not when we are talking about a current trend/limited duration. For example "We are slowly realising how serious the problem is" or "We are understanding that the crisis will lead to serious results." I mean the they are slowly understanding or they are starting to understand.
In my previous thread, I used "realise" in the progressive because I thought it's a current trend/limited duration.
"Every year thousands of children go to the doctor because of back pain and in fact this kind of problem is rapidly becoming one of the most common childhood complaints. And what exactly is causing this outbreak of back strain and muscle fatigue? Most people simply don't realise what is happening to their children."
https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/282751-The-simple-present-or-the-progressive
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