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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Verb tense question
What verb tense is be chekcing? (I tend to be checking my phone a lot.)
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Anonymous What verb tense is be chekcing? ) It's not a tense. It's a non-finite verbal - passive infinitive.
- Anonymous What verb tense is be chekcing?
- ) It's not a tense.
- It's a non-finite verbal - passive infinitive.
- " would be present continuous (habitual behavior).
- " would be simple present tense (habitual behavior).
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AnonymousWhat verb tense is be chekcing? (I tend to be checking my phone a lot.)It's not a tense. It's a non-finite verbal - passive infinitive.
"I am checking a lot!" would be present continuous (habitual behavior).
Likewise, "I check a lot!" would be simple present tense (habitual behavior).
"I tend to check a lot." is simple
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Avangipassive infinitiveI think you meant to say "progressive infinitive" (or "continuous infinitive).
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