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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Hi

I often get confused between "is and has"

For Example:

Bank is closed or Bank has closed
Cheque is bounced or Cheque has bounced

Thanks
  

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The bank is closed. The bank has closed. The cheque is bounced.

  • The bank is closed.
  • The bank has closed.
  • The cheque is bounced.
  • The cheque has bounced.
  • "has closed" and "has bounced" are present perfect tense, which is typically used to describe a past event that has present relevance or effect.
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The bank is closed.
The bank has closed.
The cheque is bounced.
The cheque has bounced.

"has closed" and "has bounced" are present perfect tense, which is typically used to describe a past event that has present relevance or effect.

In "The bank is closed", the past participle "closed" is used as an adjective. So

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