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25 Feb 2015
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What is the difference between I go on a diet and I am on a diet ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between I go on a diet and I am on a diet ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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The first one only sounds natural if used to express you intend to go on a diet in the future. The second one means you are currently on a diet.
They are different tenses.
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Or “go on a diet” could describe a habit like, “I go on a diet after every major holiday”.
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