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Viceidol Posted 18 years ago
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It seems that he had been/was ill. (?)

0It seems that he 01b00has been02b00 ill.02br
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00It seems that he01b00 was02b00 ill.02br
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00Do they mean the same? 02br
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00And what exactly do they mean? In the first snetence, does it mean that "he is still ill now" or "he was ill before, but now he has recovered"? 02br
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00And how about the second one? Could it only mean "he was ill before, but now he has recovered"?02br
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00Please help me with this, thank you!0-
  

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01i00It seems that he 01b00has been02b00 ill02i00.-- he is ill now or was until quite recently.02br
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01i00It seems that he01b00 was02b00 ill.02i00-- he is now in good health.0-

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