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Youngbuts Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
tense of to infinitive
Hello,
Perfect tense in English is something that always confuse me. I have got some questions about it. Would you take a look at the follwoing sentences.
1.They have been assigned to work on a big project.
2.The boss has assigned them to work on a big project.
I believe the assignment is done already in both sentences above. What confuses me is whether they started the project or not. And if they did, is their working on the project continuous or done?
Many thanks in advance.
Perfect tense in English is something that always confuse me. I have got some questions about it. Would you take a look at the follwoing sentences.
1.They have been assigned to work on a big project.
2.The boss has assigned them to work on a big project.
I believe the assignment is done already in both sentences above. What confuses me is whether they started the project or not. And if they did, is their working on the project continuous or done?
Many thanks in advance.
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youngbuts I believe the assignment is done already in both sentences above. No. The assignment has been given, but the work has not been completed.
- youngbuts I believe the assignment is done already in both sentences above.
- No.
- The assignment has been given, but the work has not been completed.
- youngbuts What confuses me is whether they started the project or not.
- It's typical of students to try to find more information in sentences than the sentences actually contain.
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youngbutsI believe the assignment is done already in both sentences above.No. The assignment has been given, but the work has not been completed.
youngbutsWhat confuses me is whether they started the project or not.It's typical of students to try to find more information in sentences than the sentences actually contain.
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