Past participle vs Perfect Participle
What is the difference between the following sentences?
Having been excited about the concert for two months, I practiced my dance steps every day.
Excited about the concert for two months, I practice my dance steps every day.
Top answer
The first one suggests more strongly that perhaps someone purposely got you excited about the concert. The second one does not suggest that and is therefore more likely to mean that you were just in a state of excitement on your own. The second one should have 'practice d ' like the first one does.
- The first one suggests more strongly that perhaps someone purposely got you excited about the concert.
- The second one does not suggest that and is therefore more likely to mean that you were just in a state of excitement on your own.
- The second one should have 'practice d ' like the first one does.
- I assume you just forgot the 'd'.
- I would not use the first one.
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The first one suggests more strongly that perhaps someone purposely got you excited about the concert. The second one does not suggest that and is therefore more likely to mean that you were just in a state of excitement on your own.
The second one should have 'practiced' like the first one does. I assume you just forgot the 'd'.
I would not use the first one.
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