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Martinsmith Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Past Tense or Perfect Infinitive

https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/69317/do-these-sentences-have-the-same-meaning and both correct?

• She claims that she was innocent

• She claims to have been innocent

  

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The first one is correct. The second suggests she was only innocent up to a certain point in time.

— Doctor D

  • The first one is correct.
  • The second suggests she was only innocent up to a certain point in time.
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The first one is correct. The second suggests she was only innocent up to a certain point in time.

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Yes, both sentences have the same meaning. Because Perfect infinitives can have the same kind of meaning as perfect or past tenses.

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