Do I use simple continuous or simple present tense here?

"Imagine we are looking at this and that and we are seeing/we see them."

This is not my sentence but it has the same structure. I think we are seeing is the right one but we see sounds better to my ears. Also is there a better conjuction to use instead of the second and?

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πŸ‘€︎ u/karakayatfl
πŸ“…︎ Dec 15 2021
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European Portuguese present continuous tense

I'm aware that in Portugal it's normal to say "Estou a falar", whereas in Brazil you would say "Estou falando". I have two questions:

  1. If I say "estou a falar" to a Brazilian, will they understand what it means, even if they have had little or no exposure to EP?

  2. Does this "estou a falar" structure exist in Brazilian Portuguese but with a different meaning, or is it totally foreign thing to them that exists nowhere in BP? Do Brazilians only hear this when they encounter EP?

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πŸ‘€︎ u/MysteriouxBlue
πŸ“…︎ Oct 10 2021
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Present Continuous tense in under 3 minutes!

Here's my latest video where I explain the Present Continuous tense in under three minutes!

3-Minute Grammar: Present Continuous | Know everything in 3 minutes! - YouTube

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πŸ“…︎ Nov 28 2021
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What is the difference between the present continuous tense and the perfective aspect?

I roughly know what aspect and tense are, but because of how English uses tenses and aspects compared to other languages, I struggle to wrap my head around them.

Things like "perfect" and "perfective" confuse me as well. Are they the same thing? I see some websites say they are while some say they're different...

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πŸ‘€︎ u/The-Colour-Blue
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Why does using Present Progressive/Continuous Tense when talking about future events allowed?

I'm kind of confused tbh. For example, "He is leaving the country tomorrow".

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πŸ‘€︎ u/Old_Town_Hoe
πŸ“…︎ May 10 2021
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Difference between present conditional and present continuous conditional tenses?

Eg If I had better brakes, I would not (be hearing/hear) a grinding sound everytime I stop the car.

Help.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/holdencaulfield__
πŸ“…︎ Apr 08 2021
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[English: Tenses in English] Hey guys! Can you please help me with my homework? What tense and aspect are used in the printed text? Present simple or present continuous? Thanks!
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Present Continuous tense in European Portuguese: "She is reading" -> "Ela estΓ‘ a ler".

https://www.practiceportuguese.com/learning-notes/present-continuous-in-portuguese/

This was actually covered in our class book (page 41) but the heading is "Estar a + infinitive" so it is totally unclear what it is about and so you may have overlooked this. Also, if you are using one of the phone apps like Duolingo, which is teaching Brazilian Portuguese, this is a key difference between the two variants of the language so I find it useful to talk back to the app with the European Portuguese version to make sure that I do not forget.

Another reason to post this is to reference this site. They are mainly trying to sell courses but the "learning notes" might be useful. However, they are not sorted neatly as they are on learningportuguese.co.uk for example.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/PeterOutOfPlace
πŸ“…︎ Feb 28 2021
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Hey guys, foreigner english student here. Is there really any difference between the Present Perfect tense and the Present perfect continuous tense? They constantly seem to have the same meaning to me.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Portvgves
πŸ“…︎ Nov 28 2020
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Continuous Present Perfect Tense in Chavacano? (Have Been + [Verb]-ing)

Buenas! Quiere yo sabΓ© si tiene manera para expresΓ‘ el "continuous present perfect tense" na Chavacano.

Por ejemplo:

  • [InglΓ©s] - "I have been learning Chavacano for three years."

  • [Chavacano] - ???

Paquemodo hablΓ‘ yo conese na Chavacano? Gracias otra vez!

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πŸ‘€︎ u/CoIdSword
πŸ“…︎ Oct 27 2020
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Present continuous tense
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100 Sentences of Present Continuous Tense in Turkish - TΓΌrkΓ§e Şimdiki Zamanda 100 Γ–rnek CΓΌmle youtube.com/watch?v=63AUG…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/kerimsarigul
πŸ“…︎ Dec 25 2020
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I have been studying English for months, but i want to know is these tense important to focus on them or even spend my time to study them, these tenses like "Present Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect Continuous, Future Perfect Continuous )
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πŸ“…︎ Dec 25 2020
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