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I hoped to borrow your black gown for tomorrow’s date. (make a polite request)
I was hoping to borrow your black gown for tomorrow’s date.
I’m sorry, I am so inattentive today, here’s your card.
I'm sorry, I am being so inattentive today, here's your card.(I am inattentive only today, it’s not usual for me.)
I am trying to reach you all day long. Where have you been being?
I have been trying to reach you all day long. Where have you been?(repeated activity)
I taste this to see if there's enough salt.
I am tasting this to see if there's enough salt. (tasting=trying, checking)
It gets harder and harder to find a well-paying job.
It’s getting harder and harder to find a well-paying job.(gradual changes)
We’ve been drinking all the water! I think we should be buying more.
We’ve drunk all the water! I think we should buy more.(emphasis on the result)
I hope will have finished the project I'm working at.
I hope to have finished the project I'm working at. (hope+ Perfect Inf.)
I was staring at the computer screen all evening when a solution suddenly struck me.
I had been staring at the computer screen all evening when a solution suddenly struck me.(marker: all evening)
They appear accept most of your terms.
They appear to have accepted most of your terms. (appear+Perf Inf)
I have been knowing him all my life.
I have known him all my life. (stative verb)
