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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Meaning of seen

Is 'seen' in this sentence considered a present tense or what?
Becasuse the entire sentence sounds in the present, and I know that 'seen' is a past participle.

It can be seen that .....
  

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The seen is used in the passive voice there. I don't think there necessarily has to be a tense attached to it. For instance, you can say It can be seen that water starts boiling when you heat it to 100 degrees.

— Ivanhr

  • The seen is used in the passive voice there.
  • I don't think there necessarily has to be a tense attached to it.
  • For instance, you can say It can be seen that water starts boiling when you heat it to 100 degrees.
  • Your sentence is not complete so I can't be sure.
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The seen is used in the passive voice there. I don't think there necessarily has to be a tense attached to it. For instance, you can say

It can be seen that water starts boiling when you heat it to 100 degrees.

Your sentence is not complete so I can't be sure.
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Seen is the third form (past participle) of the verb SEE. When it is used with the auxiliary verb BE, we have the passive voice. In It can be seen, we have the bare infinitive following the modal can.
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fivejedjonSeen is the third form (past participle) of the verb SEE. When it is used with the auxiliary verb BE, we have the passive voice. In It can be seen, we have the bare infinitive following the modal can.
I see. Thanks. So 'seen' is past participle and the sentence is in the passive voice. So is the sentence seen in the present or what is the passive voi
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fivejedjonSeen is the third form (past participle) of the verb SEE. When it is used with the auxiliary verb BE, we have the passive voice. In It can be seen, we have the bare infinitive following the modal can.
Teacher please tell me if the sentence in the passive voice with a past participle as in the above example is considered as a sentence in the present,
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Anonymousit does not have specific tense form ... (It can be seen)
'can' may be considered present tense. It's a modal present because 'can' is a modal verb. Remember that the first verb in a group determines the tense, so 'can be seen' is present, 'can see' is present, 'can be found' is present, 'can find' is present, and so on.

CJ
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CalifJim Anonymousit does not have specific tense form ... (It can be seen)'can' may be considered present tense. It's a modal present because 'can' is a modal verb. Remember that the first verb in a group determines the tense, so 'can be seen' is present, 'can see' is present, 'can be found' is present, 'can find' is present, and so on.CJ
Thank you. So passiv
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AnonymousSo passive voice sentences with a past participle can be in the present or past form depending on the first verb, which determines the tense, as you mentioned. Is what I said correct?
Correct.

In the case of participles, do not take the designators 'present' and 'past' seriously. They do not indicate tense
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CalifJim AnonymousSo passive voice sentences with a past participle can be in the present or past form depending on the first verb, which determines the tense, as you mentioned. Is what I said correct?Correct.In the case of participles, do not take the designators 'present' and 'past' seriously. They do not indicate tenses.(Infinitive: to take)Present participle: taking (
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