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It is common to use present progressive on the news?

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Rebecca

Indeed it is! It is very common to use the present progressive tense in the news. The news often reports events as if they are currently happening, even if they happened in the past. You may also notice that words are commonly omitted from the news, such as filler words like articles and linking verbs. This makes the sentences shorter and easier for the viewers to digest the information given to them.

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