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Park sang joon Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

A past participle expressing a future situation.

One of Kennedy's first acts in the White House was to order 200 books on the presidency put on his shelves for easy access.

Can I use a past participle to express a future situation, in my example?
Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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That example is not very natural English, in my opinion. WEed normally say '... '.

  • That example is not very natural English, in my opinion.
  • WEed normally say '...
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That example is not very natural English, in my opinion. WEed normally say '... to be put ...'.
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Thank you, fivejedjon, for your valuable answer.

Why do journalists write like that?
I was just wondering.

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