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Do Germans speaking English use progressive verbs a lot?

April 26, 2017culture English Germans Languages progressive Society Speaking verbs

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Do Germans speaking English use progressive verbs a lot?

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It depends upon how fluent the person is. The more fluent he is, the more he will use progressive verbs. In German there is not this progressive form so Germans will say the equivalent of “I swim” etc. as they are starting to learn and become more comfortable using English.