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Tkacka15 Posted 8 years ago
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To try that
It was reckless to try that again.
It was reckless to have tried that again.
Is there any difference in meaning between sentences above?
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tkacka15 It was reckless to try that again. It was reckless to have tried that again . Is there any difference in meaning between sentences above?
- tkacka15 It was reckless to try that again.
- It was reckless to have tried that again .
- Is there any difference in meaning between sentences above?
- No, because the past tense confers the sense of the past onto both infinitive forms.
- The second one simply emphasizes this effect.
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tkacka15It was reckless to try that again.
It was reckless to have tried that again.
Is there any difference in meaning between sentences above?
No, because the past tense confers the sense of the past onto both infinitive forms. The second one simply emphasizes this effect. It's similar to cases where you can use either t
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