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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Please help me! grammar problem

i've read this:

"He's being very secretive about his new job."

Why 'being' is used?

i guess it's continuous form, but could you explain why is it used?

thx a lot!!
  

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Dear Guest, 'being' is, in this case, indeed the present continuous form (He is being ). The present continuous usually refers to something happening right now, but could also talk about something that's really annoying you. In this case, it could mean both, but it's probably used to express the last one.

— Vince

  • Dear Guest, 'being' is, in this case, indeed the present continuous form (He is being ).
  • The present continuous usually refers to something happening right now, but could also talk about something that's really annoying you.
  • In this case, it could mean both, but it's probably used to express the last one.
  • " Vince
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Dear Guest,

'being' is, in this case, indeed the present continuous form (He is being). The present continuous usually refers to something happening right now, but could also talk about something that's really annoying you. In this case, it could mean both, but it's probably used to express the last one.

"He is being very secretive about his new job [and that's really ann
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