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Amir Oghlow Posted 10 years ago
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Being

She must be disappointed
She must be being disappointed
Is there different?
  

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The second one is ugly.

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  • The second one is ugly.
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The second one is ugly.
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She must be being disappointed by him.
What about this?
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Amir OghlowWhat about this?
Worse than ugly.
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Amir OghlowShe must be being disappointed by him.What about this?
Not great stylistically. If you see a sentence with this sort of tense structure, you'll notice that additional words and phrases are often used to distract the reader from the awkwardness of the structure.

She must be being regularly disappointed by him these days.

Bet
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She must have been broken with her boyfriend by her.
Is it okay?
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Amir OghlowIs it okay?
It is meaningless.
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She must have been broken with him
She must have broken with him
Is there difference?
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Amir OghlowIs there difference?
Yes. 1) is meaningless; 2) should have "broken up" instead of just "broken" in my opinion. Others may find "up" unnecessary.

She must have broken up with him.

CJ
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She must be broken up with him
Broken is an adjective, isn't it?
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She must have been broken by him.
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