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Farooq Abdullah Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Please Explain these sentences.
Can anyone explain the passive voice usage of simple present and present perfect.
for example when to use this sentence.."The car is sold"
and
when to use this sentence
"The car has been sold"
for example when to use this sentence.."The car is sold"
and
when to use this sentence
"The car has been sold"
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Farooq Abdullah "The car is sold" There are some people looking at some cars for sale. They ask about one of the cars, and the salesman says, "Sorry, but that car is sold. " They ask about one of the cars, and the salesman says, "Sorry, but that car has been sold.
- Farooq Abdullah "The car is sold" There are some people looking at some cars for sale.
- They ask about one of the cars, and the salesman says, "Sorry, but that car is sold.
- " They ask about one of the cars, and the salesman says, "Sorry, but that car has been sold.
- " Either "is" or "has been" is possible.
- In the situation above, they are interchangeable.
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Farooq Abdullah"The car is sold"There are some people looking at some cars for sale.
They ask about one of the cars, and the salesman says, "Sorry, but that car is sold. How about this one?"
They ask about one of the cars, and the salesman says, "Sorry, but that car has been sold. How about this one?"
Either "is" or "has been" is possible. I
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