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Jigneshbharati Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Being prepared

A crucial part of roundabouts is being prepared as you approach them and understanding where you're going and which lane you'll need.
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Jigneshbharati A crucial part of roundabouts is being prepared being prepared ~ to be prepared ~ that you must be prepared ~ that you should be prepared Most occurrences of being can be paraphrased with one of the finite equivalents shown below. non-finite: being finite: am, is, are, was, were, can be, must be, should be, ... be and being are forms of the same verb as am, is, are, and so on, just like go and going are forms of the same verb as goes, went, and gone, and just like take and taking are from the same verb as took and taken.

  • Jigneshbharati A crucial part of roundabouts is being prepared being prepared ~ to be prepared ~ that you must be prepared ~ that you should be prepared Most occurrences of being can be paraphrased with one of the finite equivalents shown below.
  • non-finite: being finite: am, is, are, was, were, can be, must be, should be, ...
  • be and being are forms of the same verb as am, is, are, and so on, just like go and going are forms of the same verb as goes, went, and gone, and just like take and taking are from the same verb as took and taken.
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JigneshbharatiA crucial part of roundabouts is being prepared

being prepared ~ to be prepared ~ that you must be prepared ~ that you should be prepared

Most occurrences of being can be paraphrased with one of the finite equivalents shown below.

non-finite: being
finite: am, is, are, was, were, can be, must be, should be, ...

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