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Sft M Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
having been and having being
When to use "having been" and "having being"? What's the inner difference? I am confused about it.
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"Having being" is not possible (at least not with "being" trying to act as a participle).
- "Having being" is not possible (at least not with "being" trying to act as a participle).
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"Having being" is not possible (at least not with "being" trying to act as a participle).
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Usually, it is used in a non-finite clause to indicate that something happened to the subject in the past relative to the tense of the main clause.
Five days later, having been promised a stable supply, they resumed production.
Her husband Dan, having been made redundant, is floundering and turning bitter.
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Five days later, having been promised a stable supply, they resumed production.
Her husband Dan, having been made redundant, is floundering and turning bitter.
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Having been to the store, I now have enough bread to make us all sandwiches for lunch.
Having been told by him of our meeting, I do that I should go to this hotel at 9AM on Saturday.
This statue was thought of as having been too big before it was replaced with one smaller.
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Having been told by him of our meeting, I do that I should go to this hotel at 9AM on Saturday.
This statue was thought of as having been too big before it was replaced with one smaller.
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