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Redkiddy Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

perfect infinitive

0Hi from Türkiye,02br
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001. I expect them to arrive two days before the wedding.02br
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00 I expect them to be arriving two days before the wedding02br
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00 I expect them to have arrived two days before the exam.02br
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00What are their diffrences?(meaning and usage)02br
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002. The sergeants are said to be given their instructions by colonel.02br
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00 The sergeants are said to have been given their instructions by colonel.02br
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00What is the difference?02br
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003. We pretended to look in the other direction.02br
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00 We pretended to be looking in the other direction.02br
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00What is the difference?02br
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004. He seemed to have said the wrong thing.02br
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00 He seems to have said the wrong thing.02br
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00 He seems to say the wrong thing.02br
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005. Her father is thought to have had the same illness.02br
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00 Her father is thought to have the same illness.02br
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00As you see I have trouble in understanding these subjects. Please help me to understand.0-
  

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01. 02br 02br 00 I expect them to be arriving two days before the wedding 01font 00-- I do not thik this makes much sense: to be arriving is not okay02font 02br 02br 00 I expect them to have arrived two days before the exam. 01font 00-- I do not thik this makes much sense: expect in the future, have arrived is past02font 02br 02br 01font 01i 00'I expect you went with them.

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  • 02br 02br 00 I expect them to be arriving two days before the wedding 01font 00-- I do not thik this makes much sense: to be arriving is not okay02font 02br 02br 00 I expect them to have arrived two days before the exam.
  • 01font 00-- I do not thik this makes much sense: expect in the future, have arrived is past02font 02br 02br 01font 01i 00'I expect you went with them.
  • (meaning and usage)02br 02br 002.
  • The sergeants are said to be given their instructions by colonel.
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01. I expect them to arrive two days before the wedding.02br
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00 I expect them to be arriving two days before the wedding 01font00-- I do not thik this makes much sense: to be arriving is not okay02font02br
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00 I expect them to have arrived two days before the exam. 01font00
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0Thank you,02br
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00But according to a grammar book02br
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00The examples given in the first one are all ok.SO?0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00. I expect them to arrive two days before the wedding.02font00 If the wedding is Friday, I expect them to arrive on Wed. 02br
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01font00 I expect them to be arriving two days before the wedding02font00 By stressing the arrival as a process that has
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0Thank You Clive,02br
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00But it is difficcult subject and I need to practise alot.0-
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0Hi again,02br
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00Perhaps it might help to think about this.02br
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00'To have done something' means that you 01b00have the result02b00 of doing it.02br
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00eg01font00 When I visit Spain next year, I will learn Spanish.02font00 This means I will learn it while
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01cite10Redkiddy12cite10Thank You Clive,12br
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10But it is difficcult subject and I need to practise alot.12br
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10But it is 01i01b00a02b02i00 01b01i00difficult02i02b00 subject and I need
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