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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Having to made?
Hello,
Could you tell me please what kind of construction this is?
Having to make the children get up that early made me feel guilty.
why not 'having made'?
Thank you
Could you tell me please what kind of construction this is?
Having to make the children get up that early made me feel guilty.
why not 'having made'?
Thank you
Top answer
Having to make them get up ... The obligation to do that made me feel guilty. Having made them get up ...
- Having to make them get up ...
- The obligation to do that made me feel guilty.
- Having made them get up ...
- The fact that I made them get up made me feel guilty.
- The first is a general statement about having an obligation to do something.
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Having to make them get up ... The obligation to do that made me feel guilty.
Having made them get up ... The fact that I made them get up made me feel guilty.
The first is a general statement about having an obligation to do something.
The second says that I really did something. It has already been done.
The first has the semi-modal have to,
Having made them get up ... The fact that I made them get up made me feel guilty.
The first is a general statement about having an obligation to do something.
The second says that I really did something. It has already been done.
The first has the semi-modal have to,
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