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Towel chalk 193 Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Perfect infinitive or present infinitive

Hello,

When I saw him, he seemed to have been waiting for somebody.

When I saw him, he seemed to be waiting for somebody.


Is there any difference between these two sentences?


Thank you for any answers

  

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towel chalk 193 When I saw him, he seemed to have been waiting for somebody. He had been waiting for some time. towel chalk 193 When I saw him, he seemed to be waiting for somebody.

  • towel chalk 193 When I saw him, he seemed to have been waiting for somebody.
  • He had been waiting for some time.
  • towel chalk 193 When I saw him, he seemed to be waiting for somebody.
  • He might have just arrived just a moment before the person he was expecting.
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towel chalk 193When I saw him, he seemed to have been waiting for somebody.

He had been waiting for some time.

towel chalk 193When I saw him, he seemed to be waiting for somebody.

He might have just arrived just a moment before the person he was expecting.

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