Question

What is the mistake in this sentence?: Sarah doesn't give me the book.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Sarah isn't giving me the book.

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Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

Sarah doesn't give me the book.​

The verb tense used is the mistake here.

Explanation:

• The tense of a verb communicates an event/condition's location concerning time.

• The present tense uses a verb to tell about things that happen continually or habitually in the present, like every day, every week, or every month.

• We use the simple present tense for anything that happens often or is factual Simple / Present Continuous and how to use them.

• We use the present simple tense when we want to talk about fixed habits or routines that don’t change.

• We use the present continuous to describe actions which are happening at the present moment but will soon finish.

We can compare & analyze these two statements as follows:

Sarah doesn't give me the book.​ (present simple)

Sarah is not giving me the book.​ (present continuous/ progressive tense)

• (present simple) ‘Sarah doesn't give me the book.’ this tells us something that the speaker usually does not do. It is not a part of a routine or habit. We can call this a temporary situation.

• (present continuous/ progressive) ‘Sarah is not giving me the book.​’ this tells us that the speaker is indicating Sarah's action or what she is doing right now. We call this also a temporary situation that will finish soon.    

Hence the sentence can be corrected as follows-

Sarah is giving me the book.​

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