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was/was being
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02 br 02 br 00 I went to the store/I was going to the store. 02 br 02 br 00 With the -ing form, you want to talk about something else that happened WHILE that was happening. 02 br 02 br 01 i 00 I was being introduced 02 i 00 is an odd choice, because the process of introducing someone takes very little time.
- 02 br 02 br 00 I went to the store/I was going to the store.
- 02 br 02 br 00 With the -ing form, you want to talk about something else that happened WHILE that was happening.
- 02 br 02 br 01 i 00 I was being introduced 02 i 00 is an odd choice, because the process of introducing someone takes very little time.
- However, I was being introduced to Dr.
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0 Do you understand the use of the progressive? 02 br
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00 I went to the store/I was going to the store. I ate breakfast/I was eating breakfast. 02 br
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00 With the -ing form, you want to talk about something else that happened WHILE that was happening. You don't use it all by itself (in most cases) - you would usually have a "when something else happened"
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00 I went to the store/I was going to the store. I ate breakfast/I was eating breakfast. 02 br
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00 With the -ing form, you want to talk about something else that happened WHILE that was happening. You don't use it all by itself (in most cases) - you would usually have a "when something else happened"
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01 cite 10 Anonymous 12 cite 10 I was introduced to Dr. Jones yesterday. 12 blockquote10 Event in the past. Point in time. No attention to the internal details of the event. 01 blockquote
01 cite 10 Anonymous 12 cite 10 I was being introduced to Dr. Jones yesterday. 12 blockquote
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0 yeah, to Ongoing part is the difference . The "Being" is more like the background, something that was happening in the middle of the "Main" activity. 02 br
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00 Like : I was being introduced to him when we suddenly heard a scream 02 br
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00 Back ground : being introduced 02 br
00 interuption/main idea of the sentence : the Scream 02 br
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00 Like : I was being introduced to him when we suddenly heard a scream 02 br
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00 interuption/main idea of the sentence : the Scream 02 br
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