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Yellowstarstruck Posted 4 years ago
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Hi! Is sentence number two present continuous? Thanks, Fulvio
1. You're supposed to wear a mask.
2. You're supposed to be wearing a mask.
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yellowstarstruck Is sentence number two present continuous? No. Those names are for finite tenses only, not for non-finite constructions like infinitives.
- yellowstarstruck Is sentence number two present continuous?
- No.
- Those names are for finite tenses only, not for non-finite constructions like infinitives.
- To use the terminology correctly you'd have to say that the second sentence has a continuous infinitive , not the present continuous tense .
- The main clause has only You are ( You're ), and that's the present simple tense.
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yellowstarstruckIs sentence number two present continuous?
No. Those names are for finite tenses only, not for non-finite constructions like infinitives.
To use the terminology correctly you'd have to say that the second sentence has a continuous infinitive, not the present continuous tense.
The main clause has only You are
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