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Carter Lee Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

have seen or saw?

Hi.

I've got a mail which was wrote as below,
"but the enumeration can be seen in the device manager."

I have a curouse about which one is correct between have seen and can be seen.
  

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" It means - you can see the enumeration if you look in the device manager. can be seen is passive voice. ) have seen is active voice.

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  • " It means - you can see the enumeration if you look in the device manager.
  • can be seen is passive voice.
  • ) have seen is active voice.
  • )
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Carter LeeI've got a mail in which was written:
I have no idea what the sender means by "enumeration."

It means - you can see the enumeration if you look in the device manager.

can be seen is passive voice. (The mountains can be seen in the distance from your hotel room.)
have seen is active voice. (I have s
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What about can be saw? Is this not possible?
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fivejedjonNo.
Does it mean a positive or negative answer?
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Carter LeefivejedjonNo.Does it mean a positive or negative answer?
Also when do I use saw and seen? Can you let me know the usage?
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The verb "see" is irregular.
The past is "saw."
The past participle is "seen."

The usual rules apply for using these verb forms.

I see the bird. (present)
The bird is seen. (passive, present)
I saw the bird. (Past)
The bird was seen. (Passive, past)

Perfect tenses:
I have seen the bird.
I had seen the bird.

Modal:
He could see the
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