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It's not a matter of continuous or not. It's a matter of keeping consistent with how questions are made. Invert the subject and operator.Correct syntax for a question: Has my brother been studying English?Incorrect syntax: Has been my brother studying English? (Too many verbs before...

Hello. Sorry to hear you're feeling uncomfortable with this type of activity. But you're not alone: I would be, too!The sentences lack context, which makes it difficult to tell when tense changes are necessary and when they are not (among other things).There is one sentence that is wrong...

Yankee wrote:It's a passive construction: The point is that the people (who are) being asked have no idea whether they want it or not. Look at these simpler sentences: Someone is asking people questions. (present continuous, active) People are being asked questions. (present continuous,...

Jackson6612 wrote: The following is one of those sentences which always seem obscure to me. The subject names the person, place, or thing being talked about. What tense are we using in that sentence? I don't know such a construction of any tense which uses being+past participle. Suppose, if...

It's a passive construction: The point is that the people (who are) being asked have no idea whether they want it or not. Look at these simpler sentences: Someone is asking people questions. (present continuous, active) People are being asked questions. (present continuous, passive)

When we talk about a subjunctive construction, I think it is easier to understand it without the 'inserted clause, I would think' becasue that way one can clearly see the cause-and-effect relationship beteween the conditional clause and the main clasue. 1. If someone tells you that you may...