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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Not on time

0He has a problem being on time.02br
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00He's always late.02br
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00He's always being late.02br
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00Are all correct and carry about the same meaning?02br
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00Thanks02br
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0>He's always being late.02br
00This is kind of strange: guess because of the combination between progressive and "always." 0-
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01cite10Liveinjapan12cite12br
10He has a problem being on time. 11b10( Fine; 'on time' means 'punctual')12b12br
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10He's always late.11b10 (fine)12b12br
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10He's always being late. 11b10(This sentence is wrong because 'being' is used for an ac
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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite10'being' is used for an action that is continuing. 12blockquote
10Thanks, Marius and Yoong Liat.02br
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00Got it.0-

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