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Pokh Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Present Progressive

1.the question is whether tourists will continue to visit game parks and see rhinoceroses after animal's horns are trimmed.

2.the question is whether tourists will continue to visit game parks and see rhinoceroses after animal's horns have been trimmed.

Just confused.... what is the difference between are trimmed and have been trimmed? Does above two sentences convey different ideas?

Please help...
  

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Your sentences have nothing to do with present progressive. #1 is present simple passive and #2 is present perfect passive . The question is whether tourists will continue to visit game parks and see rhinoceroses after the animals' horns are trimmed / have been trimmed.

— Mister Micawber

  • Your sentences have nothing to do with present progressive.
  • #1 is present simple passive and #2 is present perfect passive .
  • The question is whether tourists will continue to visit game parks and see rhinoceroses after the animals' horns are trimmed / have been trimmed.
  • The first is closer to an adjectival use of 'trimmed' (stating the condition of the horns); the second is a verbal completion of the trimming action.
  • The idea conveyed, however, is the same.
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Your sentences have nothing to do with present progressive. #1 is present simple passive and #2 is present perfect passive.

The question is whether tourists will continue to visit game parks and see rhinoceroses after the animals' horns are trimmed / have been trimmed.

The first is closer to an adjectival use of 'trimmed' (stating the condition of the hor
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