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Tapas Mandal Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

"I am able to do it" - What kind of Sentence is it?

Some sentences like 1. I am able to do it. 2. He has been unable to do so. etc fall under what kind of sentences? I mean are they in Simple form or Declarative form? Or are they fall under any tenses? Only I can guess that the above sentences don't fall under any tense, because in case of tenses the main verb 'able to' would have been changed to other forms like past or past participle. Please correct me if I am wrong.

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Tapas
  

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Tapas Mandal I mean are they in Simple form or Declarative form? This is not a contrast. 1) is in the simple present tense, 2) is in the present perfect tense, and they are declarative sentences.

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  • Tapas Mandal I mean are they in Simple form or Declarative form?
  • This is not a contrast.
  • 1) is in the simple present tense, 2) is in the present perfect tense, and they are declarative sentences.
  • I am able to do it.
  • 'am' is the present tense of 'to be' for the pronoun 'I'.
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Tapas MandalI mean are they in Simple form or Declarative form?
This is not a contrast. 1) is in the simple present tense, 2) is in the present perfect tense, and they are declarative sentences.

I am able to do it. 'am' is the present tense of 'to be' for the pronoun 'I'.
He has been unable to do so. 'has been' is th
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Thank you CJ for your reply, but is not in the case of a present perfect tense the main verb changes to its past participle form?

Like, I have done it. He has seen it. Where done and seen are the past participle of do and see.

Also, is not the auxiliary verb has been used in present perfect continuous tense or in a passive voice only?

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Tapas Mandalbut is not in the case of a present perfect tense the main verb changes to its past participle form?
Yes. been is the past participle of be.
Tapas Mandalis not the auxiliary verb has been used in present perfect continuous tense or in a passive voice only?
No. It's used in more places than you hav
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Thanks a ton CJ Emotion: smile
He has been unable to do it. has been sick; has been happy... etc

In these kind of sente
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