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There is a class of verbs in English known as "stative" verbs because they relate to a state of being rather than an action (as in a dynamic verb); believe, hate, love for example are stative verbs. These are never used in the continuous
ESL General English Grammar Questions
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anonymous
71 days ago
Present Progressive, Verbs, Constructions, Tenses, Present Continuous, Present Tenses, Dynamic Verbs, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Mistakes, Continuous Tenses, Languages, Stative
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The first one i think is.
2. The second not sure.
I'm having my car repaired.
SInce there are no highlighted words, it is not clear if the concept is use of the past participle or the present progressive tense. Either one is
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In the sentence "he is being recommended for the award " the answer is present progressive passive of recomend. Why do we state passive and progressive, what is the reasoning for that?
Your example sentence isn’t grammatically wrong,
ESL General English Grammar Questions
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goodman
161 days ago
Present Progressive, Constructions, Present Continuous, Present Tenses, Present Perfect, Past Tenses, Business, Career, Countries, Great Britain, Context, Asia, China, Continuous Tenses, Languages
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For things that someone has someone has arranged in the future, the present continuous is the usual construction. Using the present simple would indicate a habit - but if it's a habit, it's not one class on one Sunday. It's very
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katejs
246 days ago
Constructions, Present Continuous, Present Tenses, Present Simple, Arts, Sentences, Animals, Music, Speaking, Chat, Friendships, Conversational, Continuous Tenses
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Hello teachers! I have more here to be grammar checked. Even I was sure about the grammar, there used to be the wrong grammar. Thanks in advance! B. Discovering grammar Example 5 and 6 shows that students are encouraged to work out for
ESL Essay, Writing World
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ellisa
1 yr 14 days ago
Grammar, Numbers, Tenses, Constructions, Verbs, Past Tenses, Underline, Grammar Check, Past Simple, Present Continuous
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Would you tell me why the present continuous after 'as' isn't good? 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
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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
ESL General English Grammar Questions
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miriam
1 yr 237 days ago
Verbs, Dates, Constructions, Tenses, Present Continuous, Past Perfect, Expressions, Present Perfect, Past Tenses, Direct Speech, Indirect Speech
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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)
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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
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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
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