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Hans51 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
He has always been proud of having been proud rich when young
This is an English test in a school and I have a question.
He has always been been proud that he was rich when young.
= He has always been proud (of having been) proud rich when young.
But as far as I know, when tenses are different like
I am proud that I was rich.
= I am proud of having been rich.
So my question is whether we can apply the same rule to present perfect tense and past tense?
Thank you so much as usual in advance as usual!
He has always been been proud that he was rich when young.
= He has always been proud (of having been) proud rich when young.
But as far as I know, when tenses are different like
I am proud that I was rich.
= I am proud of having been rich.
So my question is whether we can apply the same rule to present perfect tense and past tense?
Thank you so much as usual in advance as usual!
Top answer
The perfect gerund ( having been ) is used to refer to the past . There is a needless proud in one of your sentences. CB
- The perfect gerund ( having been ) is used to refer to the past .
- There is a needless proud in one of your sentences.
- CB
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The perfect gerund (having been) is used to refer to the past. There is a needless proud in one of your sentences.
CB
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Thank you so much but I am still confused.
There is also a perfect form of gerunds. The past form of gerunds is formed by using having + past participle. This kind of gerund suggests that the gerund happened before something else.
When one action happens before another action, we use having done for the first actio
There is also a perfect form of gerunds. The past form of gerunds is formed by using having + past participle. This kind of gerund suggests that the gerund happened before something else.
When one action happens before another action, we use having done for the first actio
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Hans51He has always been been proudThe perfect tense is used because the person is still alive. He is still proud, even now.
Hans51he was rich when youngHe is no longer young; therefore the past tense is used.
CB
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I am sorry to ask this question again but I am still confused so I need your help.
This was a question in an English test.
He has always been been proud that he was rich when young.
-> He has always been proud of ( ) rich when young.
Answer : having been
But I was wondering if I can write "being" i
This was a question in an English test.
He has always been been proud that he was rich when young.
-> He has always been proud of ( ) rich when young.
Answer : having been
But I was wondering if I can write "being" i
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I have merged your threads, Hans. Please don't run two threads on the same topic.
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Hans51But I was wondering if I can write "being" instead of "having been" for the same meaning here?I wouldn't do that, but in English some verb forms are sometimes used rather loosely compared with other languages, and it is possible that someone else might say being instead of having been.
CB
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