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tommyensr

#432680 Sat, 20 Oct 07 11:33 AM

any difference?

Tom has been being a teacher.

Tom is being a teacher.

and

Tom will be a teacher.

Tom will have been a teacher.

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Mister Micawber

#432745 Sat, 20 Oct 07 05:26 PM

Tom has been being a teacher.-- Odd unless he has been impersonating a teacher

Tom is being a teacher.-- Odd unless he is impersonating a teacher.

and

Tom will be a teacher. -- OK for the future.

Tom will have been a teacher. --OK for a look back from the future.

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'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'