آیا تا به حال پرسیدید که فرق بین You are و You are Being چیه ؟ پس ادامه متن را از دست ندید
Today let’s look at the difference between ‘you are’ and ‘you are being’.
?So what’s the difference
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you are being = temporary
you are = always
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•You are being difficult. Why won’t you just agree with me?
( This is a temporary characteristic. – now )
•You are so difficult to work with. You never agree with me.
( This is part of your character. – always )
•You are being really mean! You don’t need to make fun of me.
( This is a temporary characteristic. – now )
•Why doesn’t anyone like you? Because you are mean.
( This is part of your character. – always )
•You are being really unrealistic. We can’t afford a new car now.
( This is temporary. – now )
You are unrealistic. You always expect to get rich quickly• without working hard.
( This is normal. – always )
•Hm…. why is my boss being so nice to me?
( This is strange. Normally he isn’t nice. This is recent. – now )
•My boss is always nice to me.
( This is normal. )
Usually, when we use ‘being’, there is a negative feeling :
You are being really rude/annoying/mean/standoffish…
Even using the adjective ‘nice’ feels negative, because it means it’s temporary.
•Tony is only being nice, because he wants to borrow your car.
Unnatural :
You are being beautiful/wonderful/intelligent/…
In the examples above, you see ‘you are’ and ‘you are being’ used with an adjective.
But, you can also use a noun
•You are a teacher.
( This is your job. )
•You are my best friend.
( This is ‘always’. )
•You are a great pianist.
( This is ‘always’. )
•!Older sister: Mom! Jimmy is being a brat
( a temporary situation )
•Why are you being such a jerk!
( a temporary situation )
•To your adult boyfriend/girlfriend: You are being a child!
( Now you are acting immaturely. – temporary )
•To your adult boyfriend/girlfriend: You are a child!
( You are always immature. )
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