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Senthilvelann Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Perfect Infinitive

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00eg 1. He seems to have been great athlete = He seems that he was a great athlete 02br
00eg 2. He seemed to have been great athlete = He seemed that he had been great athlete 02br
00eg 3. He expects to have finished by June = He expects that he will have finished by June. 02br
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00The action of the perfect infinitive is an earlier actions; it happens before the time of main verb12blockquote
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00I have no doubt on [of?] examples 1 and 2 but example 3. I could not find any difference between eg 1 & eg 3. The verb patterns for the both are same. But the meanings given are different.So going by the above rule, Can I rephrase eg.3 as "He expects that he finished by June"?. Earlier action should be in the past tense since the main verb is in present tense. 02br
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0 Examples 1 and 2: The paraphrase (after the equal sign) is incorrect. "He seems that he" is impossible in English. " In every other respect, the two sentences are fine.

— CalifJim

  • 0 Examples 1 and 2: The paraphrase (after the equal sign) is incorrect.
  • "He seems that he" is impossible in English.
  • " In every other respect, the two sentences are fine.
  • 02br 02br 00Example 3 cannot be rephrased as you suggest.
  • Your first attempt is the correct one.
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0 Examples 1 and 2: The paraphrase (after the equal sign) is incorrect. "He seems that he" is impossible in English. You must change the first word to "it": It seems that he ..." In every other respect, the two sentences are fine. 02br
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00Example 3 cannot be rephrased as you suggest. Your first attempt is the correct one. 02br
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