#i prommy that it is possible to code in such a way that you accept present tense

[readingloveswounds]

i would honestly love to know why the fuck duolingo prefers to use "is x-ing" forms INSTEAD of just "xs" forms when making you translate between english and target languages ESPECIALLY when it makes not a single lick of difference in target language.

for example: "il nage" in my experience is ALWAYS "he is swimming" on duolingo instead of ever being "he swims"

obviously in english there can be a difference but the amount of context you're receiving is very limited or both/either way of putting it in english works. there are also times when the gerund form is in fact insanely clunkier than the TYPICAL PRESENT TENSE form of the english.

#i think duo sucks for language learning but i also have come into any duo course i've entered with more than an elementary knowledge #so it's effectively useless for me anyway beyond an ego boost when i can 360 no scope the entire italian course #sophies ramblings #could be a british english thing? standard international english??? stupid set up??? #i have always lost the most points due to TRANSLATION because they prioritize the worst possible translation methods #i will admit! that this is kind of a shitty take #and i think duo CAN be used for practice #but it also (esp on app) is really bad at explaining anything?? #or at least making it clear WHERE to do for an explanation #i think my MAIN point of frustration with only accepting gerund is that it makes the present tense wrong? #which is completely inaccurate? #i prommy that it is possible to code in such a way that you accept present tense