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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Perfect aspect

Can I say that non-finite verb phrases like "having said", "having secured", "having done", etc show the perfective aspect?
  

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anonymous Can I say that non-finite verb phrases like "having said", "having secured", "having done", etc show the perfective aspect? Yes.

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  • anonymous Can I say that non-finite verb phrases like "having said", "having secured", "having done", etc show the perfective aspect?
  • Yes.
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anonymousCan I say that non-finite verb phrases like "having said", "having secured", "having done", etc show the perfective aspect?

Yes.

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anonymous Can I say that non-finite verb phrases like "having said", "having secured", "having done", etc show the perfective aspect?

Your header has "perfect" aspect. Your post has "perfective". The correct one for the study of English is "perfect".

"perfective" aspect exists, but it is a term used mostly in the study of Slavic languages. It is mu

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