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Notorioz Posted 13 years ago
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Hello all, A:Look at there, they have foods and I don't think they are hungry B:Well, they don't seem to be starving. is 'They don't seem to be starving' present continious tense?
  

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Notorioz I s 'They don't seem to be starving' present contin u ous tense? No. The main verb is 'seem', not 'is seeming'.

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  • Notorioz I s 'They don't seem to be starving' present contin u ous tense?
  • No.
  • The main verb is 'seem', not 'is seeming'.
  • To have a continuous tense you have to have a main verb with -ing.
  • 'to be starving' is a continuous infinitive, however.
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NotoriozIs 'They don't seem to be starving' present continuous tense?
No. The main verb is 'seem', not 'is seeming'. To have a continuous tense you have to have a main verb with -ing.

'to be starving' is a continuous infinitive, however. It's not the simple infinitive 't
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