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The book is still read after three hundred years.

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The book is still being read after three hundred years.

Eddie Kal
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    They 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! – stangdon Aug 26 '21 at 00:13
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    Does this help answer your question? https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/295944/can-we-use-adjectives-and-leave-out-the-being – Andy Bonner Aug 26 '21 at 02:58
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    I would use the second one. That is what one would generally encounter and it does not mean continuously. – Lambie Jun 27 '23 at 15:11
  • "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 F Jun 27 '23 at 15:20
  • @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. Duck Jun 27 '23 at 15:33

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Both are fine. But the second one adds an air of progressiveness.

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