Why the verb ‘hanging’ is present continuous in this sentence
Why the verb ‘hanging’ is present continuous in this sentence but there is no is /am/ are . And also is it mean it is happening right now. What is the sentence structure called.
“There was a lamp hanging over the table.”
The sentence is from the website below . It is located the second meaning and third example sentence https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/over_1?q=Over
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kokoname there is no is /am/ are Was is the "to be" verb you are looking for. " The sentence describes a situation in the past. It doesn't tell us whether the lamp is still there now.
- kokoname there is no is /am/ are Was is the "to be" verb you are looking for.
- " The sentence describes a situation in the past.
- It doesn't tell us whether the lamp is still there now.
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kokoname there is no is /am/ are
Was is the "to be" verb you are looking for. "There was a lamp hanging over the table."
The sentence describes a situation in the past. It doesn't tell us whether the lamp is still there now.
0kokonamehanging over the table
This is a participle clause that acts as a relative clause modifying 'lamp'. Thus it can be paraphrased as
There was a lamp which was hanging over the table.
Likewise,
There is a man waiting in the lobby.
There was a book about politics lying on that table.
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