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Taruns1008 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

having been vs being

#1 Galileo escaped being burnt for heresy because he apologized and withdrew his previous statements.

Shouldn't it be "having been burnt", Because here we are talking about past event??

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taruns1008 Shouldn't it be "having been burnt", No. taruns1008 Because here we are talking about past event?? The form given has no tense; hence, it refers to any time.

— Mister Micawber

  • taruns1008 Shouldn't it be "having been burnt", No.
  • taruns1008 Because here we are talking about past event??
  • The form given has no tense; hence, it refers to any time.
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taruns1008Shouldn't it be "having been burnt",
No.
taruns1008Because here we are talking about past event??
The form given has no tense; hence, it refers to any time.
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