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Pokh Posted 15 years ago
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Under a provision of the Constitution that was never applied, Congress was/has been required to call a convention for considering possible amendments to the document when formally asked to do so by the legislatures of two-thirds of the states.
Under a provision of the Constitution that has never been applied, Congress is/has been required to call a convention for considering possible amendments to the document when formally asked to do so by the legislatures of two-thirds of the states.
Guys please help me to understand above sentence? Why can't we use HAS BEEN REQUIRED on above sentences?
Thank you
Under a provision of the Constitution that has never been applied, Congress is/has been required to call a convention for considering possible amendments to the document when formally asked to do so by the legislatures of two-thirds of the states.
Guys please help me to understand above sentence? Why can't we use HAS BEEN REQUIRED on above sentences?
Thank you
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If the provision still exists (this is questionable in the first sentence), you could certainly use present perfect, but the simple verb form is the usual: the clause is simply stating the contents of the provision.
- If the provision still exists (this is questionable in the first sentence), you could certainly use present perfect, but the simple verb form is the usual: the clause is simply stating the contents of the provision.
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If the provision still exists (this is questionable in the first sentence), you could certainly use present perfect, but the simple verb form is the usual: the clause is simply stating the contents of the provision.
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