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[is, am, are] + Past Participle
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00 As U.S. nuclear attack submarines prowl their familiar haunts deep within the oceans of the world these days, they increasingly are engaged in missions far different from the tasks for which they were built and for which their crews were trained over the last forty years. 12 blockquote11 table
| 00 [is, am, are] + Present participle 02 td | 01 td01 i 00 (is going) 02 i 00 is present continuous. 02 td | 02 tr
| 00 [was, were] + Past Participle 02 td | 01 td01 i 00 (was gone) is present perfect 02 i 02 td | 02 tr
| 00 [is, am, are] + Past Participle 02 td | 01 td01 i 00 (are engaged) 02 i 01 span 01 b 00 Which tense is this? 02 b 02 span 02 td | 02 tr
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0 Simple present. They all form a logical pattern. You are wrong about present perfect, by the way.
- 0 Simple present.
- They all form a logical pattern.
- You are wrong about present perfect, by the way.
- 05 0 02 br 02 br 00 am, is, are + 01 i 00 -ing 02 i 00 Present continuous 02 br 00 was, were + 01 i 00 -ing 02 i 00 Past continuous 02 br 02 br 00 am, is, are + anything else Simple present 02 br 00 was, were + anything else Simple past 02 br 02 br 00 has, have + been + 01 i 00 -ing 02 i 00 Present perfect continuous 02 br 00 had + been + 01 i 00 -ing 02 i 00 Past perfect continuous 02 br 02 br 00 has, have + 01 i 00 -en 02 i 00 Present perfect 02 br 00 had + 01 i 00 -en 02 i 00 Past perfect 02 br 02 br 01 i 00 -ing 02 i 00 is a symbolic way of indicating "present participle" (or "gerund" if you like that term better) 02 br 01 i 00 -en 02 i 00 indicates "past participle" (even if the ending is something else like 01 i 00 -ed 02 i 00 ) 02 br 02 br 00 CJ 010id 6
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0 Simple present. They all form a logical pattern. You are wrong about present perfect, by the way. 05 0 02 br
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00 am, is, are + 01 i 00 -ing 02 i 00 Present continuous 02 br
00 was, were + 01 i 00 -ing 02 i 00 Past continuous 02 br
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00 am, is, are + anything else Simple present 02 br
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02 br
00 am, is, are + 01 i 00 -ing 02 i 00 Present continuous 02 br
00 was, were + 01 i 00 -ing 02 i 00 Past continuous 02 br
02 br
00 am, is, are + anything else Simple present 02 br
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01 cite 10 CalifJim 12 cite 10 Simple present. They all form a logical pattern. You are wrong about present perfect, by the way. 15 0 12 br10 CJ thanks a zillion. Trust me I didn'
10 am, is, are + anything else Simple present 12 br
10 was, were + anything else Simple past 12 br
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CalifJimam, is, are + anything else Simple presentwas, were + anything else Simple pastCould you explain what you mean by that? scratches head An example maybe? Because I'd have expected to find copula + adjective here. As in "I'm engaged."
Thank you.
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am, is, are, was, were + [noun / adjective / adverb / prep. phrase]
are all "copula + ",
but at the same time they are present or past tense (I'm engaged, He was in the garage, We are here, They are tall).
CJ
are all "copula + ",
but at the same time they are present or past tense (I'm engaged, He was in the garage, We are here, They are tall).
CJ
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hi I confuse about I,am,are and be because be is a simple present as well of was/were isn't ,sorry I'm not very well in English ..can you please explain to me thanks
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The present simple of the verb BE:
I am
you/we they are
he/she/it is
The past simple of the verb BE:
I was
you/we/they were
he/she/it was
I am
you/we they are
he/she/it is
The past simple of the verb BE:
I was
you/we/they were
he/she/it was
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Grammarian-botAs U.S. nuclear attack submarines prowl their familiar haunts deep within the oceans of the world these days, they increasingly are engaged in missions far different from the tasks for which they were built and for which their crews were trained over the last forty years.
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