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5 Dec 2020
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English (US)
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The last few cars are being removed by the emergency services at the moment.
Why we want to use 'are being removed' instead of 'were removed'?
The last few cars are being removed by the emergency services at the moment.
Why we want to use 'are being removed' instead of 'were removed'?
Why we want to use 'are being removed' instead of 'were removed'?
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"Being removed" means it's happening at the moment of the statement (now). That's why it says "at the moment."
"Were removed" means it happened in the past.
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