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Canakc Posted 17 years ago
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What is the difference between these two ?
She could be sitting in the canteen.
Emre must know Istanbul very well.
where do i use modal/ be /ing combination and where do i use modal/be ??
Emre must know Istanbul very well.
where do i use modal/ be /ing combination and where do i use modal/be ??
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(be + present participle) I am sitting, I was sitting The simple modal is formed by the modal auxiliary + infinitive I might sit. I would sit. I must sit.
- (be + present participle) I am sitting, I was sitting The simple modal is formed by the modal auxiliary + infinitive I might sit.
- I would sit.
- I must sit.
- The modal (or future) form in the progressive is made from the modal auxiliary + be (infinitive) + present participle of the verb.
- I might be sitting, I would be sitting, I will be sitting, I must be sitting...
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Canakc
"be" is an auxiliary verb used to make the progressive tenses.(be + present participle)
I am sitting, I was sitting
The simple modal is formed by the modal auxiliary + infinitive
I might sit. I would sit. I must sit.
The modal (or future) form in the progressive is made from the modal auxiliary + be (infinitive) + present participle of the verb.
"be" is an auxiliary verb used to make the progressive tenses.(be + present participle)
I am sitting, I was sitting
The simple modal is formed by the modal auxiliary + infinitive
I might sit. I would sit. I must sit.
The modal (or future) form in the progressive is made from the modal auxiliary + be (infinitive) + present participle of the verb.
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canakcwhere do i use modal/ be /ing combination and where do i use modal/be ??There is really no difference between the two. Wherever the version without a modal has am, is, or are, change it to be after a modal. It makes no difference if an -ing word follows; the -ing word won't change.
Tim is walking in
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