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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Why use been for continuity of action
"Is being" is used to describe an action that started in the past and continues at present. So Is these sentences have same meanings?
"Something is being changed" describes the current event that is happening right now; it is changing.
However past perfect tenses also describe actions that started in the past and continues at present.
"Something has been changed"
"Something is being changed" describes the current event that is happening right now; it is changing.
However past perfect tenses also describe actions that started in the past and continues at present.
"Something has been changed"
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The second sentence is the present perfect. Whatever the change was, it is still in effect.
- The second sentence is the present perfect.
- Whatever the change was, it is still in effect.
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The second sentence is the present perfect. Whatever the change was, it is still in effect.
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