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Tiratum Posted 21 years ago
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Having done....., Sam goes out....
Hello,
for the following sentence,
1. Having done his homework, Sam goes out for a walk.
(I think it is correct, right?)
How can I change the above sentence to past tense without change the sentences pattern.Should I write:
2. Had done his homework, Sam went out for a walk.
How about for passive voice by using the same pattern? any suggestion?
Thank you!
for the following sentence,
1. Having done his homework, Sam goes out for a walk.
(I think it is correct, right?)
How can I change the above sentence to past tense without change the sentences pattern.Should I write:
2. Had done his homework, Sam went out for a walk.
How about for passive voice by using the same pattern? any suggestion?
Thank you!
Top answer
1. Having done his homework, Sam goes out for a walk. The tenses don't match.
- 1.
- Having done his homework, Sam goes out for a walk.
- The tenses don't match.
- Past tense: Having done his homework, Sam went out for a walk.
- Present tense: 1.
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1. Having done his homework, Sam goes out for a walk.
The tenses don't match.
Past tense: Having done his homework, Sam went out for a walk.
Present tense: 1. Sam does his homework, then goes out for a walk.
The example of Past is passive, to change it to active would be:
Finishing his homework, Sam went out for a walk.
The tenses don't match.
Past tense: Having done his homework, Sam went out for a walk.
Present tense: 1. Sam does his homework, then goes out for a walk.
The example of Past is passive, to change it to active would be:
Finishing his homework, Sam went out for a walk.
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The tenses don't match.Actually, "having done his homework" is non-finite, so it carries no tense marker. Only the matrix clause has tense.
Also, the original sentence (with present tense) will do in a pinch as a real-time commentary. For example, in a film about baseball, we may be watching a certain series of actions while the unseen narrator explain
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Use of the same kind of pattern with passive voice:
"Having been seen too often in that location, George decided to move his illegal enterprise to another street corner."
Or with an overt subject for the non-finite clause -- and on the same topic you began with --
"His homework having been done, Sam went out for a walk."
CJ
"Having been seen too often in that location, George decided to move his illegal enterprise to another street corner."
Or with an overt subject for the non-finite clause -- and on the same topic you began with --
"His homework having been done, Sam went out for a walk."
CJ
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Hi, CalifJim, I found this thread just now. Mind if I pick your brain about such usages as well? I have found two sentences online.
The first one is " Having come tantalisingly close to taking off, Brazil has stalled."
My question is would the meaning of this sentence still the same if I changed it to having come tantalisingly close to taking off, Brazil stalled? Could you
The first one is " Having come tantalisingly close to taking off, Brazil has stalled."
My question is would the meaning of this sentence still the same if I changed it to having come tantalisingly close to taking off, Brazil stalled? Could you
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