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Jack112 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Present Perfect

01. They 01b00will have 02b00been installed in the first exercise for this module. (I don't understand the usage of the present perfect tense here. What does the sentence mean?)02br
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002. They 01b00were 02b00installed in the first exercise in this module. (Why didn't they use past tense instead?)02br
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0 Perhaps, we should first consider whether02br 02br 01i 00being 01b 00installed02b 00 in an 01b 00exercise02b 02i 02br 02br 00 is natural ... 0-

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 Perhaps, we should first consider whether02br 02br 01i 00being 01b 00installed02b 00 in an 01b 00exercise02b 02i 02br 02br 00 is natural ...
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0 Perhaps, we should first consider whether02br
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01i00being 01b00installed02b00 in an 01b00exercise02b02i02br
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101. They 11b10will have 12b10been installed in the first exercise for this module. (I don't understand the usage of the present perfect tense here. What does the sentence mean?)12br
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102. They 11b10were 12b10installed in the first exe
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0Hi Jack11202br
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00Neither sentence contains the present perfect tense.02br
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00Sentence 1: 'will have been installed' is the future perfect in the passive voice. 02br
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00This sentence doesn't make much sense (or is harder to explain) without more of the context. The future perfect is used to talk about something that is
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0Hi guys,02br
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01font001. They 01b00will have 02b00been installed in the first exercise for this module. (I don't understand the usage of the present perfect tense here. What does the sentence mean?)02br
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01font00Incho said:01i00 will
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0 Along the lines mentioned by Clive:02br
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01b01i00Will have02i02b00 01b00+ past participle02b00 can express 01font00certainty or confidence about the past02font00:02br
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01i00Dear Sir, You 01b00will0
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