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.
The A2 examples in the EGP:
- always
- just
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:
- still
- actually
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
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
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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)
BBC News85 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
ABC 12 News133 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.