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Mayank11881 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Past Infintive
I never heard of a past infinitive until today when I encountered it while doing sentence correction for one entrance exam preparation.
I would like to know the difference between these 3 sentences:
1. He claimed to possess a pen.
2. He claimed to have possessed a pen.
3. He has claimed to have possessed a pen.
Can someone please explain the differences between them. What is the appropriate usage of them?
I would like to know the difference between these 3 sentences:
1. He claimed to possess a pen.
2. He claimed to have possessed a pen.
3. He has claimed to have possessed a pen.
Can someone please explain the differences between them. What is the appropriate usage of them?
Top answer
1. He claimed to possess a pen. -- At some time in the past he claimed that he owned a pen at that time.
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- He claimed to possess a pen.
- -- At some time in the past he claimed that he owned a pen at that time.
- 2.
- He claimed to have possessed a pen.
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1. He claimed to possess a pen. -- At some time in the past he claimed that he owned a pen at that time.
2. He claimed to have possessed a pen. -- At some time in the past he claimed that he had owned a pen at some earlier time.
3. He has claimed to have possessed a pen. -- Same as #2, but the claim is more recent or is otherwise given a greater current relevance. This is quite
2. He claimed to have possessed a pen. -- At some time in the past he claimed that he had owned a pen at some earlier time.
3. He has claimed to have possessed a pen. -- Same as #2, but the claim is more recent or is otherwise given a greater current relevance. This is quite
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