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Leandro Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

"The photo was taked" or "The photo was taking"? Doubt about the participle

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00This question appeared at the college when we were trying translate the portuguese phrase "A foto foi tirada" (with a past verb "foi" and a past participle verb "tirada") to english.02br
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00According with I know, in this case the trasnlate would be "The photo was taking" - the verb to be is the auxiliar, then only it would be in the past, and the participle must be in the present "taking". But some classmates disagree to me.02br
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02br 02br 00 See at the New York Times:02br 05002br 02br 01i 00The photo was taking02i 02br 00 works only in contexts such as:02br 01i 00The photo 01font 00was taking a lot of space 02font 00in the newspaper. query=%22photo+was+taken%22&srchst=nyt

— Marius Hancu

  • 02br 02br 00 See at the New York Times:02br 05002br 02br 01i 00The photo was taking02i 02br 00 works only in contexts such as:02br 01i 00The photo 01font 00was taking a lot of space 02font 00in the newspaper.
  • query=%22photo+was+taken%22&srchst=nyt
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0 01i00The photo was taken/shot 02i00(taking a picture with a camera).02br
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00 See at the New York Times:02br
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0Hello,02br
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00But mustn't the auxiliar verb carry the past, 3rd person marks, etc. while the principal verb returns to the infinitive form?02br
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00Why in this case both the verbs stay int he past?02br
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00My doubt enlarged when I listened in a movie someone says "The... was ...ing", with the second verb in ing f
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0 00What you have in 02br
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00You need to read up in both, I think05102br
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00 Try: 02br
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0Hello,02br
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00I was looking at the wikipedia:02br
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00It says that the present participle may be used with "quasi-auxiliares" (I don't know what it is).02br
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0 See the 01b00passive voice02b00 here: 02br
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0Hello,02br
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00Oh, now I understand!02br
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00Thanks people. =)0-
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite11i10The photo was taken/shot 12i10(taking a picture with a camera).12br
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10See at the New York Times:12br
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11i10The photo was taking12i12br
10works only in contexts such as:12br
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01cite10New2grammar12cite11blockquote
11cite20Marius Hancu22cite21i20The photo was taken/shot 22i20(taking a picture with a camera).22br
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21i20The photo was taking22i22br
20works only in contexts such as:22br
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