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Sun 94 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Am becoming or have become

What is the differnce between ' have become' and " be becoming' in the following sentence?

I have written and I have become ( or am becoming?) more confident each time I write.
  

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" Am becoming , because you are talking about an on-going process. You are not done growing in confidence. " Is the distinction clear?

— Doctor D

  • " Am becoming , because you are talking about an on-going process.
  • You are not done growing in confidence.
  • " Is the distinction clear?
  • Am becoming is a growing process.
  • Have become is a finished process.
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You could say

"I have written before and I am becoming more confident each time I write."
But it would be simplier to say: "I am becoming more confident each time I write."


Am becoming, because you are talking about an on-going process. You are not done growing in confidence.
If you want to say that you reached a new level of
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sun 94What is the differnce between ' have become' and " be becoming' in the following sentence?
You have asked the same question again and again, merely changing the verbs.

You know what "the present" is, don't you? It is what is happening now. And it may include a little of the past and a little of the future. So it's what is happening today
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