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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Can someone tell me if this is the past progressive tense?
"We were intent on living lives that did not make a mockery of our values, and teaching seemed a way to live that kind of life."
"We were intent on living lives that did not make a mockery of our values, and teaching seemed a way to live that kind of life."
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It is not. " To be a progressive tense, the verb phrase would have a main verb in the present participle form.
- It is not.
- " To be a progressive tense, the verb phrase would have a main verb in the present participle form.
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It is not. The verb phrase is not "were living." The main verb "were" is followed by an adjective "intent." To be a progressive tense, the verb phrase would have a main verb in the present participle form.
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