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#2 (permalink) Wed May 09, 2012 8:22 am the oldest and largest trees in the world are found in California |
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Hi,
The verb 'exist' is not usually used in the continuous form because the meaning of the verb itself already indicates the idea of continuing. If you wanted to use the verb and mean that the trees are still there, you would use the simple form:
Some of the oldest and largest trees in the world exist in California.
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#3 (permalink) Wed May 09, 2012 11:19 am the oldest and largest trees in the world are found in California |
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Thank you Alan, Studying English in this site is WONDERFUL. I have another question. I posted it in the forum, but on-one replied me. What does disposition in "Geographic disposition" refer to? I looked for it in the dictionary. Here's what I got: [C usually singular] the particular type of character which a person naturally has She is of a nervous/cheerful/sunny disposition. • [S + to infinitive] formal a natural tendency to do something, or to have or develop something a disposition to deceive
Unfortunately, it seems to me that none of them fit in my context. Thanks in advance |
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#4 (permalink) Wed May 09, 2012 20:43 pm the oldest and largest trees in the world are found in California |
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I think 'natural tendency' might well fit, but I suspect thast we'd need to see more context. _________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
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#5 (permalink) Tue Dec 25, 2012 21:09 pm the oldest and largest trees in the world are found in California |
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Many thanks Alan , I wanted to ask the same question so exist is not usually used in the continuous form . I didn't know. _________________ Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend. |
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