present particple and past partciple.

Here's what you want:

Alan has flown in a private jet, lived in a huge house, and smoked expensive cigars.

CJ
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Thanks Jim,

Did he still live in a house and smoke cigars in the above sentence ? Or he did not live in a house and smoke cigars but he still has flown in his private jet.

Suppose I changed to " Alan has flown in a private jet, living in a huge house, and smoking expensive cigars " Is that ok ? If ok, does that mean he has flown a private jet, and he is still living in a hug

The sentence (that I wrote) doesn't say where he's living now. has is combined with all the verbs, so it means Alan has flown ... and has lived ... and has smoked ...

This says that if you look in his diary, you will find various pages where Alan noted down: Today I flew in a private jet or I'm living in a huge house now or I smoked

CalifJim The -ing forms (present participles) give the idea that the action takes place at the same time as another action, so it doesn't make sense to combine things that can't happen at the same time. You wouldn't say, I have smoked cigars, swimming under water. That makes no sense!

Very good point