Hi, Eddie, I struggled with the same question. I guess anybody can make up a term. Some stick; some don't. CJ seems to talk about the function of a word vs. its identity, or something like that. I think it's all a matter of definition, and

Let the curly brackets { } mean "a form of". Thus, {be} means "a form of be"; that is, {be} means any of be, being, been, is, are, am, was, were. -ing represents the present participle form of a verb, e.g., being, having,

can Can you tell me the difference between the following two sentences ? 1. Being so late 2. Been so late They aren't sentences, as mentioned above. Some ways to use being 1. Put a form of be in front of it ( am being, is being, are being, was

Ruslana wrote: Hello, Jay, are you sure the verb "continue" can be used in the progressive form? I hesitate... I was tricked!! I focused at the two options given for the answer and that was "Present Progressive" and "Present Perfect

Mister Micawber wrote: Present Perfect Continuous/Progressive - used for actions or events that started in the past but are still happening now, or for past actions which only recently finished and their effects are seen now No, this is a