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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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How do I explain the difference between:
This is a great book
This is being a great book
The second answer is obviously wrong but I don't know how to explain this to students?
This is a great book
This is being a great book
The second answer is obviously wrong but I don't know how to explain this to students?
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Hi, I would say you use the present simple here because this tense is used for facts. That's a tough one but I think that's the easiest approach. Emily
- Hi, I would say you use the present simple here because this tense is used for facts.
- That's a tough one but I think that's the easiest approach.
- Emily
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Hi,
I would say you use the present simple here because this tense is used for facts.
That's a tough one but I think that's the easiest approach.
Emily
I would say you use the present simple here because this tense is used for facts.
That's a tough one but I think that's the easiest approach.
Emily
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AnonymousThe second answer is obviously wrong but I don't know how to explain this to students?The progressive is used only with active verbs, those expressing action, and not with stative verbs, those expressing a condition. There is a treatment at (
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AnonymousThe second answer is obviously wrong but I don't know how to explain this to students?The pattern "is being" is used almost exclusively to describe the temporary behaviors of a person that are somewhat out of character — not typical behavior.
Jack is being stubborn today.
"being a great book" is not a behavioral charac
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