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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Can i make the present perfect without Have?

Can i make the present perfect without have. For example He was beaten by a man. In the place of :He have beaten by a man
  

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No. You have created instead a past tense passive voice sentence using 'be' + past participle. However, you have succeeded in creating an acceptable sentence, since (X) 'He have beaten by a man' is not good English—it is not even understandable English.

— Mister Micawber

  • No.
  • You have created instead a past tense passive voice sentence using 'be' + past participle.
  • However, you have succeeded in creating an acceptable sentence, since (X) 'He have beaten by a man' is not good English—it is not even understandable English.
  • These 2 sentences have roughly the same intent in many situations: He was beaten by a man.
  • He has been beaten by a man.
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No. You have created instead a past tense passive voice sentence using 'be' + past participle. However, you have succeeded in creating an acceptable sentence, since (X) 'He have beaten by a man' is not good English—it is not even understandable English.

These 2 sentences have roughly the same intent in many situations:

He was beaten by a man.
He has been
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Hi,
AnonymousHe was beaten by a man.
Past simple passive. (not present perfect!)
AnonymousHe have has beaten by a man
1. 'Has', not 'have'.
2. 'He has beaten by a man.' is incorrect. Either it is 'He has been beaten by a man' (present perfect passive) or '
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Thank you both for the information. But one question. In the sentence hewas beaten by a man. Why must I take beaten i stead of beat?
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Ow wait i see in the passive you must take the present perfect
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Hi;

You really need a good chart to show all the different tenses, active and passive voice. (see below)
The rules are not very complicated.

The perfect tenses always use the verb have + past participle.
Present:
I have eaten my dinner. (eat, eaten)
He has gone to the store. (go, gone)
Past:
I had eaten my dinner.
He had gone to the store
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