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Vvz Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Omitting "to be" in progressive

Hi all,

How bad is omitting "to be" in the present progressive tense in a phrase like this: "You bleed, but scared to cry for help"?
  

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vvz How bad is omitting "to be" in the present progressive tense in a phrase like this How bad? Very bad. Anyway, without an -ing form you don't even have a progressive tense, so I don't see how your mention of present progressive relates to the example you gave.

— CalifJim

  • vvz How bad is omitting "to be" in the present progressive tense in a phrase like this How bad?
  • Very bad.
  • Anyway, without an -ing form you don't even have a progressive tense, so I don't see how your mention of present progressive relates to the example you gave.
  • CJ
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vvzHow bad is omitting "to be" in the present progressive tense in a phrase like this
How bad? Very bad.

Anyway, without an -ing form you don't even have a progressive tense, so I don't see how your mention of present progressive relates to the example you gave.

CJ
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Thanks, I'll guess I'll have to come up with something else, then
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