Learning is a present form and to be a future form. But being is a present form. Which is correct in the following sentence?
I am learning ___ alpha.
Where ___ is to be or being?
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'to be' is infinitive. 'being' and 'Learning' are gerunds. 'am learning' is present continuous.– Please stop being evilCommented Apr 5, 2015 at 20:47
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3clickbait title– user26486Commented Apr 5, 2015 at 22:48
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@user31415 no. i asked "to be, or not to be, i.e. something else"– Don LarynxCommented Apr 5, 2015 at 23:23
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"To be" is the infinitive, rather than the future form.
(To express "to be" in future tense, you place modal verb "will" in front, or conjugate "to go" in present continous tense in front. For example - I will be, you are going to be)
The auxiliary "am learning" must be followed by the infinitive, so option 1 is correct.
