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Rubina Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
To have to
can someone help me with this:
I have to call my friend.
in Present progressive: I am having to call my friend (?)
in past progressive: I was having to call my friend (sounds somewhat odd)
in present perfect progressive: no idea.
Thanks for your help.
Rubina
I have to call my friend.
in Present progressive: I am having to call my friend (?)
in past progressive: I was having to call my friend (sounds somewhat odd)
in present perfect progressive: no idea.
Thanks for your help.
Rubina
Top answer
You have changed the tenses properly, but have is a non-progressive verb when it carries the meaning of an obligation, so it is not used in the progressive tenses. Let's use a verb that can be used in the progressive tenses. Present: I call my friend.
- You have changed the tenses properly, but have is a non-progressive verb when it carries the meaning of an obligation, so it is not used in the progressive tenses.
- Let's use a verb that can be used in the progressive tenses.
- Present: I call my friend.
- Present progressive: I am calling my friend.
- Past progressive: I was calling my friend.
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You have changed the tenses properly, but have is a non-progressive verb when it carries the meaning of an obligation, so it is not used in the progressive tenses. Let's use a verb that can be used in the progressive tenses.
Present: I call my friend.
Present progressive: I am calling my friend.
Past progressive: I was calling my friend.
Present perfect:
Present: I call my friend.
Present progressive: I am calling my friend.
Past progressive: I was calling my friend.
Present perfect:
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