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Sasha
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Is it Present Continuous "- Be careful - I AM BEING careful"? It was taken from the film where a boy is helping his father on the board of the board to put up a mast. His father says "Be careful" The son responds "I am being careful". It is simply present continuous, yes?
Jul 13, 2011 7:55 AM
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The boy says: "I AM being careful", with emphasis on AM. Yes, it is correct. I am being careful = I am acting or doing things in a very careful manner.
July 13, 2011
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If there is something that you are doing now or something that is happening now that for which you are being careful, then you would say: "I am being careful" If you are generally careful all the time, you would just say: "I am careful." If you wanted to emphasize it you would say: "I am always careful."
July 13, 2011
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