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Newguest Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

verb "to be"

Hi

Can I say that these sentences have been written in the present continous tense just because they include the verb "to be"

1. Is it for me?

2. Is her father a policeman?

3. Am I really here?

Thanks
  

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i don't think it's a present continuous. A PC goes like this: I am playing = be i the present tense +ing

— Wysiwyg

  • i don't think it's a present continuous.
  • A PC goes like this: I am playing = be i the present tense +ing
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i don't think it's a present continuous.
A PC goes like this: I am playing = be i the present tense +ing
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NewguestCan I say that these sentences have been written in the present continous tense
No.
No -ing -- no continuous. To be a continuous (i.e., progressive) tense, it must have an -ing verb.

The continuous forms of be are not used as much as the simple forms -- in fact, hardly at all, and then only with special meanin
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Hi

So what are these sentences actually:

1. Is it for me?

2. Is her father a policeman?

3. Am I really here?

Are these just simple statements and I shouldn't say that they were written in either the present simple or continuous tense?
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They all use the simple present tense of be.
CJ
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CalifJimThey all use the simple present tense of be.

CJ

I see. So I should say that these sentences are all in the present simple with the verb "to be". Right?
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