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Kekel Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

have been robbed

0 Please, could you explain what does it mean??02br
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00The bank has 01b00been 02b00robbed. 02br
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00And would it be right if I we don't use 01b00"been"02b00??02br
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00Thanks!!0-
  

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", but that changes it a little bit. You must have the "been" tho'. "0-

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0 You could also say: "The bank was robbed.", but that changes it a little bit. You must have the "been" tho'. It means roughly that: "(Someone) robbed the bank."0-
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01cite10Kekel12cite10Please, could you explain what does it mean??12br
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10The bank has 11b10been 12b10robbed. 12br
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10And would it be right if I we don't use 11b10"been"12b10??12br
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10Thanks!!12br
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0 If someone has robbed the bank, then the bank has been robbed.02br
00 If someone has eaten the cookies, then the cookies have been eaten.02br
00 If someone has closed the door, then the door has been closed.02br
00 If someone has thrown a ball, then a ball has been thrown.02br
00 If someone has received a letter, then a letter has been receiv
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01cite10Kekel12cite10Please, could you explain what does it mean??12br
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10The bank has 11b10been 12b10robbed. 12br
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10And would it be right if I we don't use 11b10"been"12b10??12br
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10Thanks!!12br
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0 Hi,02br
00this is another thread to take advantage of.02br
00I get the feeling that in passive sentences the present perfect is used even if in active sentences the past simple is the common choice (at least in AmE).02br
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01b00Did you hear the latest news? Someone 01u00robbed02u00 the bank! 02br
00Did you
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0 Thanks a lot for all the explanations!!0-
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