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→Compound verbs: compound verbs and aspect
The most simple compound verb are verbs with the "helper" verb of "has" and "to be".
The most simple compound verb are verbs with the "helper" verb of "has" and "to be".
I ''am going''. He ''had been going''.
I ''am going''. He ''had been going''.
In English, compound verbs generally mark space in time, telling us what actions in a sentence happen in relation to other actions. "I had been reading the Bible, when I decided to change my life". "had been" tells us what the subject (I) was doing, when I acted "decided" to change.
In English, compound verbs generally mark aspect, that is, space in time, telling us what actions in a sentence happen in relation to other actions. "I had been reading the Bible, when I decided to change my life". "had been" tells us what the subject (I) was doing, when I acted "decided" to change.
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