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English 1b3 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Participle tenses
If we want to use a participle phrase, how do we express that something happened over a period in the past?
Having sung to the crowd, I felt I deserved a cold glass of beer.
Though there is no such tense as the below, I feel it best conveys my intent. There's a past perfect continuous tense, so why is there not a past perfect continuous participle? Your comments?
Having been singing to the crowd, I felt I deserved a cold glass of beer.
Cheers,
Eng
Having sung to the crowd, I felt I deserved a cold glass of beer.
Though there is no such tense as the below, I feel it best conveys my intent. There's a past perfect continuous tense, so why is there not a past perfect continuous participle? Your comments?
Having been singing to the crowd, I felt I deserved a cold glass of beer.
Cheers,
Eng
Top answer
English 1b3 Having sung to the crowd, I felt I deserved a cold glass of beer. Having been singing to the crowd, I felt I deserved a cold glass of beer. Both of your examples perform the job you propose.
- English 1b3 Having sung to the crowd, I felt I deserved a cold glass of beer.
- Having been singing to the crowd, I felt I deserved a cold glass of beer.
- Both of your examples perform the job you propose.
- These are perfect tenses.
- Some people don't think they deserve that name, but it seems to have stuck!
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English 1b3Having sung to the crowd, I felt I deserved a cold glass of beer.Both of your examples perform the job you propose.
Having been singing to the crowd, I felt I deserved a cold glass of beer.
These are perfect tenses. Some people don't think they deserve that name, but it seems to have stuck!
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AvangiBoth of your examples perform the job you propose. These are perfect tenses. Some people don't think they deserve that name, but it seems to have stuck!Are you sure my second version works though? I can't seem to find examples of the past pefrect continuous participle online, but when I said it quite naturally today, I doubted google, not me for a chan
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English 1b3I can't seem to find examples of the past pefrect continuous participle onlineWe don't necessarily name verb forms for tenses.
There are many tenses, and their proper formations all require the use of from one to three specific verb forms. Some use participles, and some don't.
I'm only able to bring to mind the present participle and
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My logic and gut told me my sentence was correct. I was just trying to find proof of this; I don't know why exactly, come to think of it.
Here is my logic, if you could call it that:
The verb to be can be followed by either the past participle, creating the passive voice, or the present paritciple, creating the continuous tense.
When the verb to be is preceded by the ver
Here is my logic, if you could call it that:
The verb to be can be followed by either the past participle, creating the passive voice, or the present paritciple, creating the continuous tense.
When the verb to be is preceded by the ver
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If you can't find it, I probably can't either.
I know the usage is correct (as do you.) CJ will come up with the nomenclature, and then you'll be able to find it on the net.
I know the usage is correct (as do you.) CJ will come up with the nomenclature, and then you'll be able to find it on the net.
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The sites that discuss participle phrases seem to try and cover all types, so I can't understand why they would miss this one out... Perhaps there is a reason for this.
We all know the sentence is correct, but it just frustrates me that we can't proove what we already know. I will keep questing and will certainly keep your inquisitive mind in the loop.
We all know the sentence is correct, but it just frustrates me that we can't proove what we already know. I will keep questing and will certainly keep your inquisitive mind in the loop.
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They're all familiar.
I'm the worst person to ask about the fine points of conditionals!
BTW, I believe the expression is "to cast one's eyes on etc."
Oh is there not one maiden here
Whose homely face and bad complexion,
Have caused all hope to disappear
Of ever winning man's affection
To such an one if such t
I'm the worst person to ask about the fine points of conditionals!
BTW, I believe the expression is "to cast one's eyes on etc."
Oh is there not one maiden here
Whose homely face and bad complexion,
Have caused all hope to disappear
Of ever winning man's affection
To such an one if such t
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Thanks for picking up my error. I think I've made that mistake before on here too. Another one I used to be guilty of saying was eye caps instead of eye lids. I know what I'm meant to say, but when I speak or type faster than my brain works, which prooves not to be hard, I embarrass myself.
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