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Bassa Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

English Grammar?

If I'm already on the chair, which one would I use? Why?

1) I am seated.

2) I am sitting down.

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Both are acceptable.

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Thanks! The reason why "I'm sitting down" is correct is because the action "sitting" continues to happen after you put your body on the chair. Is this right?
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No. We can use 'sitting down' for either the action of lowering one's body onto a chair or for the state of being seated. In the latter situation we frequently don't use 'down', but we can.
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All verbs of body posture have the same pattern. They can refer to the action of taking a particular posture OR to the state of being in that posture.

ACTION .......................................... STATE

I am/was sitting (down) ......... I am/was sitting (down) / I am/was seated.
I am/was lying down ...............I am/was lying down
I am/was kneeling (down) ......I a
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