past continuous + adverb (range) – English Grammar Profiler
This is another grammar point where the English Vocabulary Profile is probably better at profiling the language than the English Grammar Profile. There are a handful of adverbs that already make the task across levels quite difficult to follow. We then should consider the hundred other adverbs that appear in this ‘mid position’.
A2 point 7 in the category of PAST:
with a limited range of adverbs in the normal mid position.
For example:
I was just killing time waiting for Griffin.
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The A2 examples in the EGP:
However, ‘always’ is also listed at C2 with ‘constantly’ for negative repeated actions.
This is too hard to find automatically and when we read texts manually, it can also be ambiguous whether it is negative or neutral:
TLC STUDENT SPEAKING TEST EXAMPLE:
Under colonial rule,
the British and the Chinese were always mixing their own cultures together.
male China B1
B1 point 49 in the category of PAST:
past continuous with an increasing range of adverbs in the normal mid position.
EGP examples contain:
B1 Point 26 in the category of past/ continuous
ongoing repeated events in the past, often with ‘always’
B2 Point 70 in the category of PAST is defined as:
past continuous with a wide range of adverbs in the normal mid position.
The first EGP example for B2 is clearly an example of the C2 grammar mentioned earlier:
My younger brother was constantly bothering me.
Note that all of these will overlap a range of adverbs.
An iWeb search for:
was|were _rr _vvg
1 WAS JUST WONDERING 16180
I was just wondering about that. (A2)
However, this could be B2 if used for politeness: I was just wondering if….
(C2 or A2?) 2 WAS ALWAYS GOING 9009
3 WAS JUST TRYING 8752 4 WAS NEVER GOING 8464 5 WAS JUST GOING 7335 6 WAS JUST THINKING 6791 7 WAS JUST LOOKING 4894 8 WAS JUST GETTING 4877 9 WAS JUST STARTING 4247 10 WERE JUST GOING 3574
11 WAS REALLY LOOKING 3426
12 WAS STILL WORKING 3271
I was still working.
13 WAS STILL GOING 2952 14 WAS REALLY HOPING 2842 15 WERE JUST TRYING 2797
16 WERE ALWAYS LOOKING 2782
17 WAS JUST BEGINNING 2617
WAS ORIGINALLY GOING
*This is the future from the past. Casablanca was originally going to star Ronald Reagan.
19 WERE NEVER GOING 2540 20 WAS ACTUALLY GOING 2450 21 WAS REALLY GOING 2382 22 WERE JUST GETTING 2336 23 WAS JUST TALKING 2212 24 WERE STILL WORKING 2205 25 WAS JUST SITTING 2150 26 WERE JUST TALKING 2146 27 WERE JUST STARTING 2083 28 WAS ALSO THINKING 2061 29 WAS JUST SAYING 2048 30 WAS JUST READING 1998 31 WAS STILL TRYING 1964 32 WAS ONLY GOING 1951 33 WAS ALSO WONDERING 1799 34 WAS STILL LIVING 1778
(C2) 35 WERE ALWAYS GOING 1745
36 WAS JUST HOPING 1744 37 WAS EVER GOING 1731 38 WAS STILL RUNNING 1693 39 WAS ALSO LOOKING 1679 40 WERE STILL TRYING 1656
41 WAS ALWAYS LOOKING 1655
42 WERE ALL GOING 1602 43 WAS JUST MAKING 1501 44 WAS STILL GETTING 1491 45 WERE STILL WAITING 1474 46 WAS ALSO GOING 1431 47 WAS JUST PLAYING 1427
48 WAS ALWAYS TRYING 1385
49 WAS JUST COMING 1349 50 WAS JUST USING 1340 51 WAS ACTUALLY THINKING 1323 52 WERE REALLY LOOKING 1321 53 WAS PROBABLY GOING 1306 54 WERE ALSO GOING 1278 55 WAS ALSO WORKING 1250 56 WAS JUST WAITING 1230 57 WAS ACTUALLY LOOKING 1217 58 WERE ALSO LOOKING 1205 59 WERE STILL GOING 1190 60 WAS STILL USING 1183 61 WAS ALL GOING 1181 62 WAS STILL PLAYING 1178 63 WERE JUST BEGINNING 1175 64 WAS ALREADY WORKING 1166 65 WERE JUST LOOKING 1159 66 WERE STILL USING 1158 67 WAS JUST TELLING 1156 68 WAS JUST ASKING 1039 69 WAS STILL STANDING 1035 70 WAS JUST TAKING 1023 71 WAS NO STOPPING 962 72 WERE STILL LOOKING 959 73 WAS STILL LOOKING 942 74 WAS JUST WATCHING 932 75 WAS REALLY TRYING 930 76 WERE STILL LIVING 929 77 WAS REALLY GETTING 896 78 WAS REALLY HAPPENING 875 79 WERE ALSO WORKING 874 80 WAS STILL WAITING 860 81 WAS ACTUALLY TRYING 854 82 WERE ONLY GOING 840
83 WERE ALWAYS TRYING 837
WAS SIMPLY TRYING (C1 stance adverb)
85 WERE ALREADY USING 817 86 WAS ALREADY USING 817 87 WAS ALSO TRYING 810 88 WAS ACTUALLY HAPPENING 803 89 WERE JUST WAITING 802 90 WERE JUST SITTING 770 91 WERE ACTUALLY GOING 770 92 WAS JUST STANDING 767 93 WAS ALREADY GOING 760 94 WAS REALLY STARTING 758 95 WAS STILL WEARING 755 96 WERE STILL GETTING 753 97 WAS ALSO GETTING 751 98 WAS STILL HOLDING 747 99 WAS NO DENYING 732 100 WAS STILL SITTING 723 101 WAS ALSO TAKING 722 102 WAS STILL STRUGGLING 721 103 WERE EVER GOING 715 104 WAS JUST CHECKING 702 105 WAS REALLY STRUGGLING 683 106 WAS STILL MAKING 681 107 WAS STILL FEELING 679 108 WAS STILL RECOVERING 675 109 WAS JUST POINTING 671 110 WAS ALSO USING 671 111 WAS ALREADY GETTING 661 112 WAS NO GOING 661 113 WERE ALREADY WORKING 661 114 WERE REALLY GOING 661 115 WAS ALREADY THINKING 657 116 WAS ALREADY RUNNING 641 117 WAS REALLY ENJOYING 637 118 WAS JUST GIVING 636 119 WAS ALSO WEARING 634 120 WAS ALWAYS GETTING 633 121 WAS ALREADY PLANNING 628 122 WAS ACTUALLY WORKING 624 123 WAS ALWAYS THINKING 622 124 WAS ALREADY STARTING 618 125 WAS SO LOOKING 617 126 WAS STILL MISSING 616 127 WERE STILL TALKING 615 128 WAS ALREADY MAKING 612 129 WAS NO MISTAKING 610
130 WAS ALREADY LOOKING 605
131 WAS DESPERATELY TRYING 605
WERE CURRENTLY WORKING
133 WERE REALLY TRYING 563 134 WAS JUST WALKING 560 135 WAS ALSO MAKING 557
136 WERE JUST PLAYING 555
137 WAS DEFINITELY GOING 553
138 WAS STILL COMING 548 139 WAS JUST KIDDING 536 140 WAS ACTUALLY GETTING 535 141 WERE JUST COMING 526 142 WERE PROBABLY GOING 522 143 WERE ALREADY SEEING 519 144 WAS JUST JOKING 514 145 WAS ALREADY TAKING 510 146 WAS JUST FOLLOWING 506 147 WAS JUST GON 503 148 WERE STILL PLAYING 499
149 WAS EITHER GOING 498
150 WERE JUST MAKING 495 151 WAS STILL MOVING 494 152 WERE JUST USING 488 153 WAS FINALLY GOING 487 154 WERE STILL MAKING 486 155 WAS JUST WORKING 482 156 WAS QUICKLY BECOMING 481 157 WAS STILL TAKING 481 158 WAS ORIGINALLY PLANNING 477 159 WAS ALREADY BEGINNING 469 160 WAS ALSO HOPING 466 161 WAS FAST APPROACHING 462 162 WAS FINALLY GETTING 460 163 WAS ACTUALLY MAKING 457 164 WERE ALREADY PLANNING 456 165 WAS ACTUALLY TALKING 445 166 WAS JUST LEARNING 445 167 WAS ALSO PLAYING 439 168 WAS JUST PUTTING 431 169 WAS STILL TALKING 431 170 WERE STILL RUNNING 430 171 WAS STILL SPEAKING 428 172 WERE ALREADY GOING 417 173 WERE STILL STANDING 413
174 WERE ORIGINALLY GOING 412
175 WAS JUST FINISHING 409 176 WAS ALWAYS WORKING 409 177 WERE JUST SAYING 408 178 WERE FINALLY GETTING 404 179 WERE ALWAYS WORKING 404 180 WERE JUST TAKING 402 181 WERE ALREADY LOOKING 401 182 WAS ALSO MISSING 401 183 WERE ALSO USING 400 184 WAS NO GETTING 399 185 WAS ALREADY FEELING 399 186 WAS JUST LISTENING 399 187 WAS JUST SHOWING 398 188 WERE ALSO TRYING 395
189 WAS MERELY TRYING 388
190 WAS ALSO PLANNING 386 191 WAS STILL LEARNING 385 192 WAS STILL THINKING 384 193 WERE ALSO TAKING 383 194 WAS EVEN THINKING 383 195 WAS FAST BECOMING 383 196 WERE ALSO GETTING 382 197 WAS STILL REELING 382 198 WERE STILL COMING 381 199 WAS JUST HANGING 377 200 WAS JUST RUNNING 372 201 WERE ALREADY GETTING 371 202 WAS ALREADY PLAYING 370 203 WERE ALREADY MAKING 369 204 WAS ACTUALLY USING 365 205 WAS JUST MESSING 363 206 WAS JUST STATING 362 207 WAS REALLY THINKING 361 208 WERE STILL STRUGGLING 360 209 WERE ALREADY STARTING 358 210 WAS ALWAYS MAKING 358 211 WAS JUST LYING 352 212 WAS STILL SHOWING 352 213 WERE ALSO SEEING 351 214 WAS ACTUALLY HOPING 350 215 WERE ACTUALLY LOOKING 347
216 WAS ORIGINALLY LOOKING 346
217 WAS MOST LOOKING 345 218 WAS ALWAYS PLAYING 343 219 WAS ALWAYS TALKING 341 220 WAS EVEN GOING 341 221 WAS ALWAYS ASKING 340
222 WAS PREVIOUSLY USING 340
223 WAS HALF EXPECTING 337 224 WERE REALLY GETTING 336 225 WAS JUST FEELING 335 226 WAS STILL BREATHING 335 227 WAS JUST WANTING 332 228 WERE REALLY HOPING 332 229 WERE ACTUALLY GETTING 331 230 WAS REALLY FEELING 328 231 WAS ACTUALLY WONDERING 327
232 WAS INITIALLY GOING 324
233 WAS CONSTANTLY TRYING 323 234 WAS ALSO CARRYING 323 235 WERE JUST DISCUSSING 323 236 WAS KINDA HOPING 322 237 WAS JUST LEAVING 322
238 WERE SIMPLY TRYING 320
239 WAS ACTUALLY PLANNING 319 240 WAS REALLY EXPECTING 318 241 WAS JUST LAYING 317 242 WERE ACTUALLY TRYING 313 243 WAS PROBABLY TRYING 310 244 WERE REALLY TALKING 310 245 WERE ACTUALLY USING 309 246 WAS ALREADY SERVING 307 247 WAS ALSO SUFFERING 305 248 WAS STILL LYING 305 249 WAS REALLY SAYING 304 250 WAS ALREADY WAITING 304 251 WAS JUST WRITING 303 252 WAS NO LOOKING 303 253 WERE ALREADY TAKING 303 254 WAS ACTUALLY PLAYING 302 255 WAS STILL FIGHTING 299 256 WAS JUST THROWING 298 257 WAS ALWAYS WONDERING 297 258 WAS JUST SEEING 296 259 WERE STILL FIGHTING 295
260 WERE PREVIOUSLY USING 292
261 WAS SO HOPING 292 262 WERE ALREADY TALKING 291 263 WAS STILL SUFFERING 290 264 WAS REALLY WORKING 289 265 WAS REALLY INSPIRING 288 266 WERE JUST HANGING 287 267 WAS ALREADY SHOWING 287 268 WAS ALSO BECOMING 286 269 WAS JUST TESTING 285
270 WAS RECENTLY LOOKING 285
271 WAS JUST BROWSING 284 272 WERE STILL SEARCHING 283
273 WAS CONSTANTLY GETTING 282
274 WAS RECENTLY WORKING 282 275 WERE ALREADY RUNNING 282
276 WAS RAPIDLY BECOMING 279
277 WERE STILL TAKING 278
278 WAS FULLY EXPECTING 276
279 WERE ALWAYS GETTING 275
280 WERE DESPERATELY TRYING 275
281 WERE STILL MISSING 275 282 WAS ALSO STARTING 274 283 WAS ALWAYS SAYING 273 284 WERE JUST STANDING 273 285 WAS JUST SEARCHING 272 286 WAS ALWAYS TELLING 271 287 WERE ALSO MAKING 269 288 WAS ALSO RUNNING 268 289 WERE ALREADY LIVING 267 290 WAS ACTUALLY TAKING 265 291 WAS ACTUALLY REFERRING 263 292 WAS ALREADY BECOMING 263 293 WAS JUST BECOMING 263 294 WAS LATE GETTING 263 295 WERE STILL HOLDING 262 296 WAS REALLY TAKING 260
297 WAS OBVIOUSLY GOING 257
298 WAS NEVER GON 255
299 WAS SIMPLY LOOKING 255
300 WAS JUST STARING 255 301 WAS SPECIFICALLY LOOKING 252 302 WERE ALREADY BEGINNING 252 303 WERE REALLY STARTING 251 304 WAS SORELY LACKING 249 305 WAS CLEARLY TRYING 248 306 WAS RECENTLY READING 247
307 WAS BASICALLY SAYING 246
308 WAS JUST ENJOYING 244 309 WAS ALSO FEELING 244 310 WAS STILL GROWING 244
311 WAS CONSTANTLY LOOKING 243
312 WAS ALSO TALKING 241 313 WAS ACTUALLY SAYING 241 314 WERE JUST WALKING 241 315 WAS ALSO EXPERIENCING 240 316 WAS JUST EXPECTING 240 317 WAS MERELY POINTING 239 318 WAS REALLY PUSHING 238 319 WERE STILL SITTING 238
320 WAS RECENTLY TALKING 237
321 WERE ALWAYS TALKING 237 322 WAS JUST LETTING 236 323 WAS CLEARLY GOING 233 324 WERE JUST HOPING 233 325 WERE ACTUALLY WORKING 233 326 WERE ACTUALLY MAKING 233 327 WERE CONSTANTLY TRYING 232 328 WAS STILL RAINING 229 329 WAS STILL OPERATING 229 330 WAS ALSO COMING 229
331 WAS CURRENTLY WORKING 227
332 WAS STILL SERVING 227 333 WERE ACTUALLY TALKING 227 334 WERE JUST GON 227 335 WAS SLOW GOING 226 336 WERE STILL LEARNING 226
337 WERE CONSTANTLY LOOKING 225
338 WAS SO FREAKING 224 339 WAS FINALLY STARTING 223 340 WAS ALREADY MOVING 222
341 WERE DEFINITELY GOING 222
342 WERE JUST WORKING 222 343 WAS REALLY MAKING 221 344 WAS ACTUALLY COMING 221 345 WERE REALLY STRUGGLING 220 346 WAS ALSO DEALING 219 347 WERE FINALLY GOING 218 348 WAS STILL EXPERIENCING 217 349 WAS ALWAYS COMING 217 350 WAS JUST HOLDING 216 351 WAS JUST ICING 216
352 WERE CURRENTLY USING 216
353 WERE STILL INVESTIGATING 216 354 WAS STILL HOPING 215 355 WAS NEVER COMING 213 356 WAS FINALLY COMING 212
357 WAS SIMPLY SAYING 211
358 WAS ONLY TRYING 210 359 WAS ALREADY LIVING 210 360 WAS JUST PASSING 208 361 WAS JUST PLANNING 208 362 WAS STILL FINDING 207 363 WERE ALWAYS ASKING 207 364 WAS SO MOVING 206 365 WAS JUST WANDERING 205 366 WAS JUST MOVING 205 367 WAS ALREADY COMING 205 368 WAS ALWAYS TAKING 205 369 WAS ALSO READING 204 370 WAS SIMPLY MAKING 204 371 WAS PROBABLY GETTING 204 372 WAS REALLY HURTING 204 373 WERE PROBABLY LOOKING 204 374 WERE STILL WEARING 203 375 WAS REALLY TALKING 202 376 WAS REALLY COMING 202 377 WAS PROBABLY THINKING 201 378 WAS STILL WRITING 201
379 WAS TRULY INSPIRING 200
380 WAS SIMPLY POINTING 200 381 WAS STILL GIVING 200 382 WAS JUST SPEAKING 200 383 WAS JUST ENTERING 200 384 WAS ALREADY STRUGGLING 198 385 WAS STILL BURNING 198 386 WAS STILL EATING 198 387 WERE JUST WATCHING 198 388 WERE ACTIVELY LOOKING 197 389 WERE ALREADY THINKING 197 390 WAS STILL WATCHING 196
391 WAS ORIGINALLY THINKING 196
392 WAS LIKELY GOING 196 393 WAS REALLY WANTING 195
394 WAS SIMPLY USING 195
395 WAS SECRETLY HOPING 195 396 WAS ALWAYS RUNNING 195
397 WAS SIMPLY STATING 194
398 WERE ALSO TALKING 193
399 WAS ACTIVELY TRYING 193
400 WAS ACTUALLY STARTING 193 401 WAS JUST DISCUSSING 193 402 WAS REALLY WONDERING 190 403 WAS STILL SEARCHING 189 404 WERE STILL SEEING 189 405 WAS STILL HANGING 188 406 WAS ALWAYS WATCHING 188 407 WAS ALREADY WEARING 188 408 WAS ALL COMING 187 409 WAS MUCH REJOICING 187 410 WAS JUST BEGGING 186 411 WAS HARD GOING 183
412 WAS EVENTUALLY GOING 183
413 WAS STILL SELLING 183 414 WAS REALLY BEGINNING 182
415 WERE EAGERLY AWAITING 181
416 WAS ACTUALLY RUNNING 181 417 WAS ALWAYS SMILING 181 418 WAS ACTUALLY EXPECTING 180
419 WAS SIMPLY ASKING 180
420 WAS STILL CARRYING 179 421 WAS PROBABLY LOOKING 179 422 WAS STILL SLEEPING 178 423 WAS ALSO STRUGGLING 178 424 WAS ALSO SHOWING 178 425 WAS JUST CALLING 178 426 WAS STILL STUDYING 177 427 WAS JUST PULLING 176 428 WAS ALSO EXPECTING 176 429 WAS ALWAYS PUSHING 176 430 WERE STILL DEALING 176 431 WAS NO ESCAPING 175 432 WAS STILL AWAITING 174 433 WAS JUST WEARING 174 434 WAS JUST COMMENTING 173 435 WAS ONLY FITTING 173 436 WERE STILL REELING 173 437 WERE JUST FINISHING 172 438 WAS ALSO LIVING 172 439 WAS ALREADY TALKING 171 440 WAS JUST ACTING 171 441 WERE FINALLY STARTING 171
442 WAS PREVIOUSLY WORKING 171
443 WAS MORE GOING 170 444 WERE JUST GIVING 170 445 WAS ALWAYS WAITING 170 446 WAS ALREADY TRYING 170 447 WAS ALSO BEGINNING 170 448 WERE REALLY ENJOYING 170 449 WAS STILL STARING 169
450 WAS SEVERELY LACKING 169
451 WAS STILL RIDING 168 452 WAS ACTUALLY SITTING 168 453 WAS ALWAYS GIVING 168 454 WAS JUST DRIVING 168 455 WAS ALMOST GOING 167 456 WAS ALL HAPPENING 166 457 WERE ALREADY WAITING 166 458 WERE SO ACCOMMODATING 166
459 WERE ACTIVELY TRYING 165
460 WAS ALREADY SITTING 165 461 WERE JUST WONDERING 164 462 WERE JUST PUTTING 163 463 WERE ALWAYS FIGHTING 163 464 WAS STILL WONDERING 163 465 WAS JUST HITTING 163 466 WERE STILL SELLING 162 467 WERE STILL PAYING 161 468 WAS JUST SETTING 161 469 WAS JUST BREAKING 161 470 WERE JUST PASSING 161 471 WAS STILL PUTTING 161
472 WAS OBVIOUSLY TRYING 160
473 WAS REALLY ASKING 160 474 WAS STILL SHAKING 160 475 WAS JUST IMAGINING 160 476 WAS ALREADY HAPPENING 160 477 WAS ALREADY SUFFERING 159 478 WAS ALSO FACING 158 479 WAS JUST HELPING 158 480 WAS FRANTICALLY TRYING 158
481 WAS CONSTANTLY CHANGING 158
482 WAS STILL SEEING 158 483 WERE JUST ASKING 158 484 WAS STILL DEALING 158 485 WERE PROBABLY THINKING 158 486 WAS ALSO GIVING 157 487 WAS ALSO SEEKING 157 488 WAS ALSO WRITING 157
489 WAS ACTIVELY LOOKING 157
490 WAS DEFINITELY GETTING 156 491 WAS JUST PICKING 156 492 WAS JUST EXPLAINING 155 493 WAS JUST REFERRING 155 494 WAS JUST TURNING 155 495 WAS ALWAYS HELPING 155 496 WAS ALSO SELLING 155 497 WAS STILL HAPPENING 155 498 WERE JUST RUNNING 155 499 WERE ALSO PLAYING 154 500 WAS JUST KEEPING 154 501 WAS INEVITABLY GOING 154 502 WAS JUST EMERGING 154 503 WERE ALREADY STRUGGLING 153
504 WAS PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING 153
505 WERE STILL SHOWING 153 506 WERE REALLY WORKING 152 507 WERE ALSO PLANNING 152 508 WERE ALREADY PAYING 152
509 WERE ACTIVELY SEEKING 152
510 WERE JUST LEAVING 152 511 WAS JUST FINDING 152
512 WAS EAGERLY AWAITING 152
513 WERE BOTH GOING 151
514 WERE EITHER GOING 150
515 WERE ACTIVELY WORKING 150 516 WAS STILL RAGING 150 517 WAS ACTUALLY ASKING 150 518 WAS ACTUALLY WEARING 149 519 WAS STILL PAYING 149 520 WERE ALWAYS PLAYING 149 521 WERE ACTUALLY PLAYING 148 522 WAS SLOWLY GETTING 148 523 WAS ALSO HELPING 148 524 WERE PROBABLY EXPECTING 148 525 WERE REALLY THINKING 147 526 WERE STILL OPERATING 147
527 WAS APPARENTLY TRYING 147
528 WERE STILL MOVING 146 529 WERE JUST LEARNING 145 530 WERE ALSO GIVING 144 531 WAS ALSO STUDYING 144 532 WAS ALREADY PAYING 144
533 WAS DEFINITELY FEELING 143
534 WAS STILL HURTING 143 535 WAS ACTUALLY WATCHING 142 536 WAS ALREADY WRITING 141
537 WAS INITIALLY LOOKING 141
538 WAS STILL FUNCTIONING 141 539 WAS PROBABLY REFERRING 141 540 WERE ALWAYS COMING 141 541 WERE STILL RECOVERING 141 542 WERE ALWAYS MAKING 140
543 WAS PATIENTLY WAITING 140
544 WAS JUST MENTIONING 140
545 WAS ACTIVELY WORKING 140
546 WAS ALREADY FACING 139
547 WAS DESPERATELY LOOKING 139
548 WAS REALLY CHALLENGING 139 549 WERE ALSO STARTING 139 550 WERE ALSO MISSING 139 551 WAS SLOWLY BECOMING 138 552 WAS JUST ADDING 138 553 WAS JUST RESPONDING 138 554 WAS ALREADY SEEING 138 555 WAS ALWAYS USING 138 556 WAS ALSO WATCHING 138 557 WERE STILL FEELING 138 558 WAS ALSO SERVING 137 559 WAS ACTUALLY ENJOYING 137 560 WAS JUST EXPERIMENTING 137 561 WERE HARD WORKING 137 562 WAS STILL FALLING 136 563 WAS STILL SAYING 136 564 WAS JUST EATING 136
565 WERE SIMPLY LOOKING 136
566 WERE SPECIFICALLY LOOKING 136 567 WERE STILL PUTTING 136 568 WERE STILL FINDING 135 569 WAS JUST SHARING 135 570 WAS ACTUALLY FEELING 135 571 WAS ALSO CAUSING 135 572 WAS ALSO LEARNING 134 573 WAS ALSO SEEING 134
574 WAS ACTIVELY SEEKING 134
575 WAS ACTUALLY READING 134 576 WAS SO ACCOMMODATING 134 577 WAS SPECIFICALLY REFERRING 134
578 WERE CONSTANTLY GETTING 134
579 WAS SERIOUSLY THINKING 133 580 WAS ALSO SAYING 133
581 WAS DEFINITELY LOOKING 133
582 WERE STILL AWAITING 133
583 WAS CONSTANTLY ASKING 132
584 WAS ALSO PREPARING 132
585 WAS SIMPLY GOING 132
586 WERE JUST THINKING 132 587 WERE ALREADY FEELING 132 588 WERE ALL GON 132 589 WERE ACTUALLY TAKING 132 590 WERE ALREADY PLAYING 131 591 WAS ALSO CONSIDERING 131 592 WAS ALWAYS FIGHTING 131 593 WAS EVEN LOOKING 131 594 WERE REALLY SAYING 131
595 WAS THOROUGHLY ENJOYING 130
596 WERE EVEN TALKING 130 597 WAS STILL LACKING 130 598 WAS STILL PULLING 129 599 WERE JUST BECOMING 129 600 WAS EVEN TALKING 129 601 WAS EVEN TRYING 129
602 WAS DELIBERATELY TRYING 129
603 WAS BASICALLY TRYING 129 604 WAS JUST PUSHING 129 605 WERE STILL HOPING 129 606 WERE STILL HANGING 129 607 WERE REALLY PUSHING 128 608 WAS ALWAYS SEARCHING 128 609 WAS REALLY BOTHERING 128
610 WAS RAPIDLY APPROACHING 127
611 WAS MORE REFERRING 127 612 WAS MERELY STATING 127 613 WAS NICE KNOWING 127 614 WERE ALSO OFFERING 127 615 WAS JUST SUGGESTING 127 616 WAS ALSO HOLDING 126 617 WAS ACTUALLY HOLDING 126 618 WAS ALREADY EXPERIENCING 126 619 WERE ALSO HOPING 126
620 WAS ORIGINALLY TRYING 125
621 WERE JUST JOKING 124 622 WERE EVEN GOING 124 623 WAS ALREADY PREPARING 124 624 WAS ALWAYS DRAWING 124 625 WAS JUST PRAYING 124
626 WAS ANXIOUSLY AWAITING 124
627 WAS CONSTANTLY CHECKING 124 628 WAS EVEN WEARING 124 629 WAS JUST SCREAMING 123 630 WAS ALWAYS HOPING 123 631 WAS STILL KEEPING 123 632 WAS SOON GOING 123 633 WERE STILL FIGURING 123
634 WERE CURRENTLY LOOKING 122
635 WAS ALSO WAITING 122
636 WAS CURRENTLY USING 122
B1 adverbs:
definitely, either, fully, likely, obviously, particularly, previously, recently, secretly, seriously
B2 adverbs:
actively, anxiously, apparently, basically, constantly, currently, deliberately, desperately, eagerly, eventually, initially, merely, originally, patiently, rapidly, severely, simply, thoroughly, truly
EXPERT EXAMPLE:
She explained that Lakshmi sitting at the feet of Vishnu may make her appear to be submissive
but she was actually tickling his feet to inspire him to do his duty of creating and making this world go.
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