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25 Oct 2017
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If I am describing my personality and using a sentence without subjection, do I need to turn the verb into verb+doing?
For example : Treat every task seriously
or Treating every task
seriously?
If I am describing my personality and using a sentence without subjection, do I need to turn the verb into verb+doing?
For example : Treat every task seriously
or Treating every task
seriously?
For example : Treat every task seriously
or Treating every task
seriously?
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When describing your personality you'd be speaking in first person in present simple: "I treat every task seriously". If you were talking about your choices rather than your personality, you might use present progressive: "I am treating every task seriously".
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