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Cup cake Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

-ing plus past participle

Hi Everyone,

I've just written the following sentence:

'In the last five years, Penny has travelled more than having worked in her business.'

I know that - has travelled - is the present perfect tense.

I'm slightly stumped about - having worked - and its function in this sentence.

What tense aspect does it fall under?

Thanks
CC Emotion: it wasnt me
  

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In form, "having worked" is a perfect participle, but your sentence does not work properly for me. I would say it in a different way, for example "... Penny has spent more time travelling than working".

— GPY

  • In form, "having worked" is a perfect participle, but your sentence does not work properly for me.
  • I would say it in a different way, for example "...
  • Penny has spent more time travelling than working".
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In form, "having worked" is a perfect participle, but your sentence does not work properly for me. I would say it in a different way, for example "... Penny has spent more time travelling than working".
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Thank you GPY.
As for my sentence being slightly clumsy, yes, it's mean't to be.

I'm writing an exercise sheet where the students will have to come up with better examples.

Can you suggest any good links that talk about the 'perfect participle' more?
That's something I need to look at for sure.
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Cup cakeCan you suggest any good links that talk about the 'perfect participle' more?
I would just type it into Google ...
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Cup cakeI'm writing an exercise sheet where the students will have to come up with better examples.
They would have liked to have been there vs They would have liked to be there
We should have liked to have gone to the football match vs We should have liked to go to the football match
If he had
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Thanks Anon.

I agree; use less words, not more. Emotion: yes

Thanks for the reference, Usage and Abusage. I'll have to check i
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