Don’t ask my brother. He has been really difficult at the moment. vs Don’t ask my brother. He was being really difficult at the moment.

The first phrase, 'don’t ask my brother. he has been really difficult at the moment.', is correct. It uses the present perfect continuous tense 'has been' to indicate an action that started in the past and is still ongoing. The second phrase, 'don’t ask my brother. he was being really difficult at the moment.', is incorrect because it mixes past continuous 'was being' with 'at the moment,' which suggests a present time frame.

Last updated: March 27, 2024 • 728 views

Don’t ask my brother. He has been really difficult at the moment.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase correctly uses the present perfect continuous tense 'has been' to describe an action that started in the past and is still ongoing.

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He has been really difficult lately.
But he has been really confused, sad and upset.
He has been really distant and really strange.
The kind I wish I could ask my brother.
You should probably ask my brother.
Please don't ask my mother for her opinions.
- I don't ask my clients questions.
Normally I'd ask my brother if it was all right, but I don't know where he is.
Don't worry, Sydney, I called my brother.
You don't know anything about my brother.
You don't know anything about me and my brother.
You don't look like my brother.
Wait, don't tell me it was my brother.
Don't make the mistake of getting between me and my brother.
Please, don't hurt my brother.
Don't you dare hurt my brothers.
- Don't say anything about my brother.
Don't give up, my brother.
Don't be taken in by my brother.
I don't wish to discuss my brother.

Don’t ask my brother. He was being really difficult at the moment.

This phrase is incorrect as it mixes past continuous with 'at the moment,' creating a tense inconsistency.

This phrase should be avoided as it creates a tense inconsistency by mixing past continuous 'was being' with 'at the moment,' which suggests a present time frame.

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I don't care how drunk he was, that's not my brother.
The kind I wish I could ask my brother.
You should probably ask my brother.
Please don't ask my mother for her opinions.
- I don't ask my clients questions.
He was the one who killed my brother.
And anyone who has a problem with that should remember that he was my brother.
He was a wonderful kid, my brother.
And I happen to know this because he was my brother.
They found out he was my brother.
Normally I'd ask my brother if it was all right, but I don't know where he is.
And she was brought here for fear she was being held prisoner by my brother.
Don't worry, Sydney, I called my brother.
You don't know anything about my brother.
You don't know anything about me and my brother.
You don't look like my brother.
Wait, don't tell me it was my brother.
Don't make the mistake of getting between me and my brother.
Please, don't hurt my brother.
Don't you dare hurt my brothers.

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Don’t ask my brother. He has been really difficult at the moment. vs Don’t ask my brother. He was being really difficult at the moment.