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Joeviee Posted 21 years ago
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0 Hi, i cant seem to understand the usage between 'being' and 'be'. For example: As a child i was always 'being' the naughtiest one at school, or, As a child i was always 'be' the.......? 02br
00Another question, i read this advertising few days ago, it said "It is a great pleasure to introduce our company being membership agent since for years and focused entirely on buy/sell/rent/ investment of golf club...... the sentence sounds strange to me and yet i cant figure out where the mistakes are, perhaps it is well written? 02br
00May i suggest this instead, "It is a great pleasure to introduce our company being a membership for years and has been focusing entirely on buying, selling and renting investment of golf club......? 02br
00Can anyone please tell me if my suggestion of the statement more accurate or the original? Thanks. 0-
  

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0 Hi Joviee 02br 01blockquote 00As a child i was always 'being' the naughtiest one at school12blockquote 12br 02br 00In this sentence you need to use the present simple of to be, not the present or present continuous. 02br 02br 01b 00As a child I was always the naughtiest one at school02b 02br 02br 00"be" is the 01b 00present simple02b 00 of the verb "to be". 02br 02br 00We use the present simple to talk about things that happen regularly or all the time, or permanent situations.

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  • 0 Hi Joviee 02br 01blockquote 00As a child i was always 'being' the naughtiest one at school12blockquote 12br 02br 00In this sentence you need to use the present simple of to be, not the present or present continuous.
  • 02br 02br 01b 00As a child I was always the naughtiest one at school02b 02br 02br 00"be" is the 01b 00present simple02b 00 of the verb "to be".
  • 02br 02br 00We use the present simple to talk about things that happen regularly or all the time, or permanent situations.
  • 02br 02br 00I go to college every Monday 02br 02br 00I live at 11 Privet Drive 02br 02br 00Water freezes at 0 degrees Celcius 02br 02br 00"being" is the 01b 00present continuous02b 00 of the verb "to be" 02br 02br 00We use the present continuous to talk about things that are happening right now or about now.
  • 02br 02br 00She is walking down the street........
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0 Hi Joviee 02br
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00As a child i was always 'being' the naughtiest one at school12blockquote
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00In this sentence you need to use the present simple of to be, not the present or present continuous. 02br
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0 Thank you very much abbie. Your reply is very informative and helpful to me. But I still confused when should i use 'being' and 'be' in a sentence. Can you suggest me some examples how to use these words correctly? 0-
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0 "being" and "be" 02br
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00a) Stop BEING childish and act like a grown person! 02br
00b) If you continue to BE childish, nobody will have any respect for you. 02br
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00c) BEING a member of the club, I am entitled to a discount on all my restaurant bills. 02br
00d) To BE a member of this club, you will have to pay a yearly mem
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0 Ho Joeviee, 02br
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00"be" is the bare infinitive of the verb "to be" (i.e. it is "to be" without the 'to') 02br
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00The verb 'to be' is irregular: 02br
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00I am 02br
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0 Thanks very much to both of you. I have a better understanding about the usage of the words now. 0-
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0 Temico, I think most of your examples are good, but I think you have a problem in e). I believe that in your sentence (Being polite and well-mannered, her grandparents loved her dearly" it is the grandparents who are polite and well-mannered. If you mean it to be the girl who was polite and well mannered, she should be the subject of the second part of the sentencs: Being polite and well-ma
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0Are our modifiers dangling? 050010id5
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0 To khoff, 02br
00You have a good grammatical point there I admit. From where I come from, grandchildren ARE EXPECTED to be polite and well-mannered to their grandparents regardless of whether they are likewise or not and not the other way around. 0-
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