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Picnic Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

"accepted to have begun"

The context is the world war 2

I don't understand why it is written in the perfect past tense. I think simple past is more correct.

Can someone explain me this, please?
  

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There's nothing in the past perfect in your words. Accepted is either a simple past tense or a past participle. To have begun is a perfect infinitive in the active voice.

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  • There's nothing in the past perfect in your words.
  • Accepted is either a simple past tense or a past participle.
  • To have begun is a perfect infinitive in the active voice.
  • CB
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There's nothing in the past perfect in your words. Accepted is either a simple past tense or a past participle. To have begun is a perfect infinitive in the active voice.

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Have begun is past perfect
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