The word that goes in the blank is "receiving." The pattern is that "giving" (action) is to "taking" (opposite action) as "living" (ongoing action) is to "receiving" (opposite ongoing action).
To show an ongoing action, change the word "surge" to "surging". This form indicates that the action of surging is currently happening or continuing over a period of time.
YES!-ing shows ongoing or current action
Inflation- because it increases the costs of raw materials and other inputs.
Was refers to an action in the past that has been concluded. For example: She was sad last week. Has been refers to an action that began in the past but is ongoing. For example: Lately, she has been sad.
An active participle is a grammatical participle indicating an ongoing or completed action or state in the active voice, where a noun modified by the participle is taken to represent the agent of the action denoted by the verb.
Use was for simple past tense, an action which is completed. Example: She was here yesterday. Use has been for present perfect tense, action that may be ongoing. Example: She has been here an hour.
Yes, the sentence "She will have been reading the book when you get there" is grammatically correct. It describes an action that will be ongoing (reading the book) before another action (you getting there) in the future.
"Were fighting" is the imperfect tense of the verb "to fight". The imperfect indicates an ongoing or habitual action in the past that does not have a specified time frame.
The word "ongoing" doesn't have a past tense as it's not a verb.
Ongoing is correct.
ongoing cost