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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
to be pluss Past Participle(Passive) or to have plus participle
How does one explain to a student,especially when doing an exercise, when to use "to be" with a past participle(Passive Voice) or "to have" as in below.
Exercise: Fill in the blank with is/are/ was/were/have/has
David_______ bought a new car.
The bridge_________built 10 years ago.
WE who speak English obviously know the answers, but how do you explain them.
Exercise: Fill in the blank with is/are/ was/were/have/has
David_______ bought a new car.
The bridge_________built 10 years ago.
WE who speak English obviously know the answers, but how do you explain them.
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Well, you first need to explain passive voice, its meaning and construction, and present perfect, its meaning and construction. It should be obvious then to the lowest student that the car did not buy David and that the bridge did no building.
- Well, you first need to explain passive voice, its meaning and construction, and present perfect, its meaning and construction.
- It should be obvious then to the lowest student that the car did not buy David and that the bridge did no building.
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Well, you first need to explain passive voice, its meaning and construction, and present perfect, its meaning and construction. It should be obvious then to the lowest student that the car did not buy David and that the bridge did no building.
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