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Khoshtip Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Perfect passive infinitive

The Perfect passive infinitive type is in the sentence below:

The telephone is working now; it seems to have been repaired.

1- What is the difference between that and this sentence please?
The telephone is working now; it seems to be repaired.

2- Is the Perfect passive infinitive type of infinitives the only type that the verb after been is not in its -ing form?
  

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1. I'd say that 'repaired' was functioning as an adjective in that sentence. 2.

— Fivejedjon

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  • I'd say that 'repaired' was functioning as an adjective in that sentence.
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  • All passive forms with B E are followed by a third form (past participle).
  • In progressive forms, the -ing form 'being' comes between the BE-form and the past participle.
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1. I'd say that 'repaired' was functioning as an adjective in that sentence.

2. All passive forms with BE are followed by a third form (past participle). In progressive forms, the -ing form 'being' comes between the BE-form and the past participle.
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fivejedjon1. I'd say that 'repaired' was functioning as an adjective in that sentence.
Thank you, I got the matter.
fivejedjon2. All passive forms with BE are followed by a third form (past participle). In progressive forms, the -ing form 'being' comes between the BE-form and the past participle.
Could you say an example ple
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The majority of passives are formed with BE:

It is repaired
It is being repaired.
It was repaired
It was being repaired.
etc.

GET can be used:

My brother got beaten up.
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