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Ticce Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Being or blank?

It is correct to say
- Are you being angry?

But why don't people say

I am being busy.

Is it wrong to say - I am being busy

Thanks
  

Top answer

Be -is a verb which is not used in progressive form too much. It is incorrect to say:I am being busy/hungry/ easy. But you can say: I am busy/ hungry.

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  • Be -is a verb which is not used in progressive form too much.
  • It is incorrect to say:I am being busy/hungry/ easy.
  • But you can say: I am busy/ hungry.
  • However, it's correct to say "John was being rude when he ignored your greeting, please forgive him"
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Be -is a verb which is not used in progressive form too much. It is incorrect to say:I am being busy/hungry/ easy. But you can say: I am busy/ hungry.

However, it's correct to say "John was being rude when he ignored your greeting, please forgive him"
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THANK YOU for your answer, but it sounds like you are just reciting the fact while I would like to get a fair explanation.
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If you are describing your current condition: busy, hungry, happy, tired, bored, alert, thirsty, etc., then don't use the progressive.

You seem bored. I am happy. He was bored. We are tired.
Not: you are seeming bored. I am being happy. We was being bored. We are being tired.

(There are exceptions to this, but it's a complicated explanation. For now, just use the simp
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