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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Present perfect passive and Present passive

Can somebody explain the deference between the two sentences below please.

Can you confirm how much the premium would be if the claim is closed?
Can you confirm how much the premium would be if the claim has been closed?

Thank you.
  

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Anonymous if the claim is closed ~ if someone closes the claim (in the future) Though it is less likely, in my opinion, this version can have the same meaning as the one below. Anonymous if the claim has been closed ~ if someone closed the claim (in the past) so that it is now a closed claim CJ

  • Anonymous if the claim is closed ~ if someone closes the claim (in the future) Though it is less likely, in my opinion, this version can have the same meaning as the one below.
  • Anonymous if the claim has been closed ~ if someone closed the claim (in the past) so that it is now a closed claim CJ
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Anonymousif the claim is closed
~ if someone closes the claim (in the future)

Though it is less likely, in my opinion, this version can have the same meaning as the one below.
Anonymousif the claim has been closed
~ if someone closed the claim (in the past) so that it is now a closed claim

CJ

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