Continuous form - Adjectives
We were very happy about the present.
I assume that the above sentence is simple past . How we can write this sentence in past continuous?
They had very happy about the present. --> Is it past perfect ?
They had been very happy about the present. --> Is it past perfect continuous?
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park aqua 323 We were very happy about the present. I assume that the above sentence is simple past . How we can write this sentence in past continuous?
- park aqua 323 We were very happy about the present.
- I assume that the above sentence is simple past .
- How we can write this sentence in past continuous?
- As "We were being very happy about the present", but this is not normally a natural thing to say.
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park aqua 323We were very happy about the present. I assume that the above sentence is simple past . How we can write this sentence in past continuous?
As "We were being very happy about the present", but this is not normally a natural thing to say. Continuous tenses of the verb "be" have limited use; they can be used to describe deliberate or willed behavi
0park aqua 323I assume that the above sentence is simple past . How we can write this sentence in past continuous?
You can form the tense, but the continuous form is not used for stative verbs.
e.g.
I am cold. (correct}
I was cold.
X I am being cold. (incorrect)
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