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Which form of the verb is more natural in below sentence?Don’t worry about the dog. It won’t hurt/isn’t hurting you - English Honeydew

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Which form of the verb is more natural in below sentence?
Don’t worry about the dog. It won’t hurt/isn’t hurting you

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Don’t worry about the dog. It won’t hurt you

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Chapter 10: The Great Stone Face–II - Working with Language [Page 134]

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NCERT English - Honeydew Class 8
Chapter 10 The Great Stone Face–II
Working with Language | Q 2.2 | Page 134

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