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 #2 (permalink) Thu May 22, 2008 19:08 pm The Passive |
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Why so? I've never heard of such nonsense !
Here is an example of such sentences: She is being robbed in the street
The present progressive (aka continuous) tense can be used in the passive voice |
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| #4 (permalink) Fri May 23, 2008 7:04 am Sorry I made a typo |
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Sorry Alan I made a typo:
I meant it to be : Teachers of English used to tell us that we can never use the Present perfect progressive in the passive . Can u tell me why?
thanks for Your interest
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| #5 (permalink) Fri May 23, 2008 7:46 am Use the present progressive tenses in the passive form |
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| ?! She has been being robbed in the street every time I see her. :shock: |
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| #6 (permalink) Fri May 23, 2008 8:56 am Use the present progressive tenses in the passive form |
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Because of be, been, being... to many forms of be :)
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| #7 (permalink) Fri May 23, 2008 9:02 am Use the present progressive tenses in the passive form |
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Alan:
I read the story (such a nice story!). And can't understand the following structure:
You will be suprised at what happens, while we are away. I would say what will happen? (Though can't explain) :)
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| #8 (permalink) Fri May 23, 2008 9:48 am Use the present progressive tenses in the passive form |
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| Inga wrote: |
I read the story (such a nice story!). And can't understand the following structure:
You will be suprised at what happens, while we are away. I would say what will happen? (Though can't explain) :) |
Something regularly happens when/while they are (regularly) away, so the present simple is fine.
Similar:
We don't know what he gets up to when we are away. |
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| #9 (permalink) Fri May 23, 2008 9:58 am Use the present progressive tenses in the passive form |
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Aha! Thank you.
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| #10 (permalink) Fri May 23, 2008 10:03 am Use the present progressive tenses in the passive form |
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| Inga wrote: |
| Aha! Thank you. |
I think I'm a pessoptimist. :lol:
We can say:
We never know what will happen when/while we are away. It means we cannot predict events, we get surprises, etc. |
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| #11 (permalink) Fri May 23, 2008 19:11 pm Thanks |
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| Thank You all Alan, Igna and Molly , You were very helpful |
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