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Anupam77 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

gerund

he is fond of being praised.
he is fond of having been praised.

in these two example being and having are gerund, do they both sentence have same meaning or there is a difference,if yes then ,please let me know.thanks in advance.
  

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He is fond of being praised —at any time, now or in the future. He is fond of having been praised— at some time in the past.

  • He is fond of being praised —at any time, now or in the future.
  • He is fond of having been praised— at some time in the past.
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He is fond of being praised—at any time, now or in the future.
He is fond of having been praised—at some time in the past.

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