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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

Reported to return

Is there any semantic difference between two verb phrases: "reported to return" and "reported to have returned"?

  

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eg He is reported to return . Sounds like he has a habit of returning, eg every Friday, past, present and future. eg He is reported to have returned .

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  • eg He is reported to return .
  • Sounds like he has a habit of returning, eg every Friday, past, present and future.
  • eg He is reported to have returned .
  • Sounds like he returned at some time in the past, eg last Friday.
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eg He is reported to return. Sounds like he has a habit of returning, eg every Friday, past, present and future.


eg He is reported to have returned. Sounds like he returned at some time in the past, eg last Friday.

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