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    This document discusses different uses of verbs related to time and continuity. It outlines how verbs like "be", "believe", "know", and others ending in "-ing" can be used to describe actions in progress, future actions, or repeated actions in the past depending on whether they are used with past, present, or future tense. It also notes that some stative verbs like "believe", "know", and "understand" change meaning depending on whether they are used in the continuous or simple form.

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    A complete review of the progressive aspect in English

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    Continuous aspect

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    This document discusses different uses of verbs related to time and continuity. It outlines how verbs like "be", "believe", "know", and others ending in "-ing" can be used to describe actions in progress, future actions, or repeated actions in the past depending on whether they are used with past, present, or future tense. It also notes that some stative verbs like "believe", "know", and "understand" change meaning depending on whether they are used in the continuous or simple form.

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    Continuous Aspect

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    Andrea Salazar
    This document discusses different uses of verbs related to time and continuity. It outlines how verbs like "be", "believe", "know", and others ending in "-ing" can be used to describe actions in progress, future actions, or repeated actions in the past depending on whether they are used with past, present, or future tense. It also notes that some stative verbs like "believe", "know", and "understand" change meaning depending on whether they are used in the continuous or simple form.

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    The continuous

    aspect
    ACTIONS IN PROGRESS AT A
    SPECIFIC TIME
    FUTURE

    PRESENT

    PAST
    DESCRIBE REPEATED
    ACTIONS

    She was knocking the door.


    He hasn’t been eating.
    Make questions or
    requests

    I was wondering if you


    could help me.
    Will you be going
    anywhere near the post
    office?
    STATIVE VERBS
    BELIEVE
    KNOW
    -ING REALIZE
    SUPPOSE
    UNDERSTAND
    AGREE
    REMEMBER
    WISH

    THEY
    CHANGE
    MEANING!

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