Present Perfect Continuous Passive
Form: has / have + been + being + past participle ⚠️ This tense is rare but grammatically correct and used when emphasizing the ongoing duration of a passive action. Examples:
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Domestic
do‧mes‧tic 1 W2 AC / dəˈmestɪk / adjective 1 relating to or happening in one particular country and not involving any other countries → foreign domestic market/economy/demand etc the booming domestic economy US foreign and domestic policy our nation’s domestic affairs Domestic flights (= flights that stay inside a particular country ) go from Terminal …
explode
ex‧plode / ɪkˈspləʊd $ -ˈsploʊd / verb 1 burst [ intransitive and transitive ] to burst, or to make something burst, into small pieces, usually with a loud noise and in a way that causes damage → explosion : The device was thrown at an army patrol but failed to explode. Far sooner than anyone …
Controversy
con‧tro‧ver‧sy AC / ˈkɒntrəvɜːsi, kənˈtrɒvəsi $ ˈkɑːntrəvɜːrsi / noun ( plural controversies ) [ uncountable and countable ] a serious argument about something that involves many people and continues for a long time : a political controversy the controversy surrounding Skinner’s theories cause/provoke/arouse controversy The judges’ decision provoked controversy. controversy over/about the controversy over campaign-finance …
carriage
car‧riage / ˈkærɪdʒ / noun 1 vehicle pulled by horse [ countable ] a vehicle with wheels that is pulled by a horse, used in the past 2 train [ countable ] British English one of the parts of a train where passengers sit SYN car American English 3 movement of goods [ uncountable ] …
Fellow
fel‧low 1 / ˈfeləʊ $ -loʊ / noun [ countable ] fellow (adjective) means “sharing the same group, situation, or activity.” 1. fellow + group noun Used for people in the same group as you. Examples: Example sentence: 2. our fellow man / fellow men Means other human beings in general (a bit formal or …
Dull
dull 1 S3 / dʌl / adjective ( comparative duller , superlative dullest ) 1 boring not interesting or exciting : Life is never dull when Elizabeth is here. a dull movie It sounded pretty dull to me. The weekly meeting tends to be deadly dull (= very dull ) . Last week we had …
conscript
cons‧cript 1 / kənskrɪpt / verb [ transitive ] 1 to make someone join the army, navy etc SYN draft American Englishconscript somebody into somethingYoung Frenchmen were conscripted into the army and forced to fight in Algeria.2 to make someone become a member of a group or take part in a particular activity SYN recruit …
Grammer
✅ Correct: try not to get frustrated ❌ Incorrect: try don’t get frustrated Structure: try + to + base verb Example:
frustrate
frus‧trate / frʌˈstreɪt $ ˈfrʌstreɪt / verb [ transitive ] 1 if something frustrates you, it makes you feel annoyed or angry because you are unable to do what you want : The fact that he’s working with amateurs really frustrates him. 2 [ usually passive ] to prevent someone’s plans, efforts, or attempts from …