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Seraph42 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Habitual aspects of the verb to be.

To express habituality in the past we use used to be, because was/were dont serve that purpose.


But in present, am/is/are do.


For example: I'm tired rn (this is how I feel at the moment).


I am at school when my favorite show comes on TV so I'm never able to watch it. (Here being at school is a habitual action/general truth. Not like he's actually at school atm)


Am I right?

This is how I interpret it.


Because in my native language.

We have two separate forms of to be

To express a habitual and non habitual action. So when I learned about this at first place. It blew my head.

  

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seraph42 I am at school when my favorite show comes on TV so I'm never able to watch it. (Here being at school is a habitual action/general truth. Not like he's actually at school atm) Correct.

  • seraph42 I am at school when my favorite show comes on TV so I'm never able to watch it.
  • (Here being at school is a habitual action/general truth.
  • Not like he's actually at school atm) Correct.
  • There is seldom any confusion because of the context.
  • g.
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seraph42I am at school when my favorite show comes on TV so I'm never able to watch it. (Here being at school is a habitual action/general truth. Not like he's actually at school atm)

Correct. There is seldom any confusion because of the context.

e.g.

I am at school and cannot watch mom's favorite soap opera with her. (present moment)
I am

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