Present perfect
Hi Guys, I need your expertise again.
I've learned that the present perfect is not used with reference to a specific time. But lately I've come across sentences in british newspapers breaking (or maybe they do not?) this rule.
For example, "He is believed to have died on Monday in a small village..." (The Guardian)
"Monday " certainly is a specific time reference, isn't it?
Another example read something like, "... has decided yesterday...".
Are those examples grammatically correct? If so, could you please explain to me why?
Thank you very much!
Top answer
" That is not present perfect tense. It is simple present, passive voice ( is believed ). What follows is a non-finite verb form, the perfect infinitive (to have died).
- " That is not present perfect tense.
- It is simple present, passive voice ( is believed ).
- What follows is a non-finite verb form, the perfect infinitive (to have died).
- Like other infinitive forms, it does not have tense.
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train red, "He is believed to have died on Monday in a small village..."
That is not present perfect tense. It is simple present, passive voice (is believed). What follows is a non-finite verb form, the perfect infinitive (to have died). Like other infinitive forms, it does not have tense.
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