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depend
1
The number of hours he worked was depend on the number of absentees.
The number of hours he worked depended on the number of absentees.
The insurance payment is depends on the value of the goods.
The insurance payment depends on the value of the goods.
Do not confuse depend on/upon and the more formal phrase be dependent on/upon. Compare:
‘The speed of a car depends on the size of the engine.’ ‘The speed of a car is dependent on the size
of the engine.’
2
Whether or not she passes is depending upon how hard she works.
Whether or not she passes depends upon how hard she works.
When depend on/upon means ‘be shaped or determined by’, it is not used in progressive tenses.
See Language Note at CONTAIN
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