Being serious
"If you're being serious as a selector you can't keep Moeen Ali in the side," Chappell told Wide World of Sports.
I read the above at nine.com.au
Please explain the use of present progressive in "are being serious". Wouldn't present simple be better?
Why do we need "being"?
Top answer
The present progressive of be is not used much when it's not part of a verb phrase in passive voice. It is restricted to evaluating and reporting a person's behavior. In such a context, being is like acting .
- The present progressive of be is not used much when it's not part of a verb phrase in passive voice.
- It is restricted to evaluating and reporting a person's behavior.
- In such a context, being is like acting .
- is/are being: serious, sensible, polite, rude, silly, frivolous, difficult, ...
- The simple present suggests a more permanent characteristic.
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The present progressive of be is not used much when it's not part of a verb phrase in passive voice.
It is restricted to evaluating and reporting a person's behavior. In such a context, being is like acting.
is/are being:
serious, sensible, polite, rude, silly, frivolous, difficult, ...
The simple present suggests a more perman
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