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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
72 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
162 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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"The chairman of the building committee reported that bids will be let on the new construction in January." You tell what happened in the meeting. The chairman gave his report. PAST TENSE. What did he report? He reported that progress is
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hello,
"The chairman of the building committee reported that bids will be let on the new construction in January." You tell what happened in the meeting. The chairman gave his report. PAST TENSE. What did he report? He reported that
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Hello Dawnstorm, In most of these sentences you could make a case for elided objects, that are taken care off by context (rather than considered irrelevant, as in "I am eating."): e.g. Yes, I saw X. X = anaphoric; referring to "Did
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Using present progressive to indicate future action is very common in English. This may present some confusion to learners. “ I am going to try to make it to your party”. This means from this minute to the whole time your party shall last, I’ll
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Hi, you can also use "be" + "being" in passive constructions: The antivirus is scanning your drives --> Your drives are being scanned (by the antivirus) But there was a present progressive anyway, also in the active construction. Your sentence
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Hanuman_2000 wrote:
I am going to the movie tommarow. (Is this correct?)
What are the other construction ( in present progressive) for future plan?
I am going to the movies tomorrow. (now correct)
I am going for a swim.
I am
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Hello,
The present progressive tense is also used for the future event or arrangement.
The common construction is " going to" e.g
1. I am going to the movie tommarow. (Is this correct?)
What are the other construction ( in present
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