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Mshahri Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Tense problem

Hello , I’m a newcomer , I’ve been looking at this English forum for weeks and eventually eager to join …I’ve problems with the following sentences , could anybody help me how to distinguish between the “has/have/had been” and “is/are/was/were” . What are their distinctive criterions in grammatical context?

“The class has been cancelled due to the recent changes on the timetable “
“The class is cancelled due to the recent changes on the timetable “

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What are their distinctive criterions in grammatical context? 1. “The class has been cancelled due to the recent changes on the timetable “ 2.

  • What are their distinctive criterions in grammatical context?
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  • “The class has been cancelled due to the recent changes on the timetable “ 2.
  • “The class is cancelled due to the recent changes on the timetable “ === JTT: Contextually, there's not much difference, MShahri.
  • Number 2 points to the state of the class, ie.
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What are their distinctive criterions in grammatical context?

1. “The class has been cancelled due to the recent changes on the timetable “
2. “The class is cancelled due to the recent changes on the timetable “

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JTT: Contextually, there's not much difference, MShahri.

Number 2 points to the state of the class, ie. it is a cancelled

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