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PremCH Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

am/is/are/was/were + being +Past participle

Hi
Can anyone please tell me the different of
am/is/are/was/were + being
am/is/are/was/were
  

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PremCH am/is/are/was/were This is an ordinary linking verb. This form is used 99% of the time. It is 10 o'clock.

  • PremCH am/is/are/was/were This is an ordinary linking verb.
  • This form is used 99% of the time.
  • It is 10 o'clock.
  • / We were eager to help.
  • / The train was late.
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PremCHam/is/are/was/were
This is an ordinary linking verb. This form is used 99% of the time.

It is 10 o'clock. / We were eager to help. / The train was late.

These are also used to form the passive tenses (was taken).
PremCHam/is/are/was/were + being
This form is less u
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Thanks for the reply CJ,But I'm sorry my question wasn't complete
I wanted to know the diiference between am/is/are/was/were + being + past participle
AND
am/is/are/was/were + past participle

Thank you in advance
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As I said, these groupings are for the passive tenses (was taken) and the passive continuous tenses (was being taken).

The difference is not remarkable in any way. The same kind of difference occurs between just about any non-continuous and continuous pair of tenses.

For example, if you know the difference between these:

Jack took the books.
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Am/is/are/was/were + being + past past participle- It is passive form of present (am /is /are )/past continuous tense (was/ were)
The road is being laid with high quality cement.
Rahim was being taught an interesting exercise.

Am/is/are/was/were + past past participle - It is passive form of present (am /is /are) / past tense (was/were)
This man is taken to t
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am past tense were???

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