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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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What is 'be' in future continuous tense ?
hello, i am mizan sinha, this is my first post.
I will be making a cake.
in this sentence, I = subject, will = be verb, make = verb, a cake = extension. but my question is that, what is 'be' in this sentence. Is it functional structure or not . answer please......
I will be making a cake.
in this sentence, I = subject, will = be verb, make = verb, a cake = extension. but my question is that, what is 'be' in this sentence. Is it functional structure or not . answer please......
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'Will' is not the 'be-verb'. It is an auxiliary verb of future reference. 'be' is the progressive aspect auxiliary verb.
- 'Will' is not the 'be-verb'.
- It is an auxiliary verb of future reference.
- 'be' is the progressive aspect auxiliary verb.
- 'Making' is the -ing participle of the main verb 'make'.
- The verb of the sentence is 'will be making'.
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'Will' is not the 'be-verb'. It is an auxiliary verb of future reference.
'be' is the progressive aspect auxiliary verb.
'Making' is the -ing participle of the main verb 'make'.
The verb of the sentence is 'will be making'.
'be' is the progressive aspect auxiliary verb.
'Making' is the -ing participle of the main verb 'make'.
The verb of the sentence is 'will be making'.
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