The book is still read after three hundred years.
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The book is still being read after three hundred years.
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2They are both grammatically correct, but "is still being read" sounds like someone has been continuously reading it for three hundred years! Either it is a very long book, or he is a very slow reader!– stangdonAug 26, 2021 at 0:13
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1Does this help answer your question? ell.stackexchange.com/questions/295944/…– Andy BonnerAug 26, 2021 at 2:58
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2I would use the second one. That is what one would generally encounter and it does not mean continuously.– LambieJun 27 at 15:11
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"still read" suggests reading the whole thing; "being read" suggests parts of it (or incompletely). This is the same as other past simple/progressive differences e.g. "I read" vs "I was reading".– Stuart FJun 27 at 15:20
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@All Do note that 'read' is not an ordinary predicate adjective in these sentences - it is part of the present passive indicative tense regardless of whether you use the simple ("is read") or progressive ("is being read") aspect– Quack E. DuckJun 27 at 15:33
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Both are fine. But the second one adds an air of progressiveness.