For Alex, the simple I don’t see anything would be the most natural for (A). Mar 14, 2022 · A: But then why do you only see / are you only seeing them a couple of times a month? Would you see this as a fixed thing and use simple present, or see it as a temporary situation and use the present continuous? Aug 23, 2024 · So we're certainly seeing, by some accounts, up to almost 100 pounds of cardboard per household per year set out at the curb. Mar 14, 2022 · A: But then why do you only see / are you only seeing them a couple of times a month? Would you see this as a fixed thing and use simple present, or see it as a temporary situation and use the present continuous? Apr 3, 2025 · I’m not seeing anything now would be ok for Sarah to say; the present progressive, and more importantly, the now convey the contrast between the new and the previous states of affairs. Jun 17, 2020 · They're definitely not interchangeable. These may not match the originally intent in the argument, but they're acceptable. In any event, I think it less likely that Alex would use the now at all, because the now seems to suggest a contrast about what he As far as I know it's ungrammatical to use the verb form "seeing" when perception is involved - do you mean specifically the gerund seeing, or any use of to see? Either way, it sounds wrong to this US English speaker: we use "seeing" to mean "perceiving" all the time. Would you possibly readily or simply tell me which one? And why? Mar 10, 2016 · On seeing that the robber was walking at his direction slowly, he turned around, and ran for his dear life. May 10, 2021 · It felt really nice seeing all the things fall together into place. As far as I know it's ungrammatical to use the verb form "seeing" when perception is involved - do you mean specifically the gerund seeing, or any use of to see? Either way, it sounds wrong to this US English speaker: we use "seeing" to mean "perceiving" all the time. Joshua Goodman is the Deputy Commissioner of Public Affairs and Customer Experience at the New York City Department of Sanitation.

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