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Viceidol Posted 18 years ago
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What does "He seems to have been ill." mean?

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00May I ask what does 01b00"He seems 01u01font00to have been ill02font02u00." 02b00mean? Does it mean01b00 "It seems that he 01font00was02font00 ill." 01font00(He is no longer ill now)02font02b00 or 01b00"It seems that he 01font00has been02font00 ill." 01font00(He is still ill now.)02font02b00 ?02br
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00And how about 01b00"He is said 01u01font00to have been rich02font00.02u00"02b00? Does it mean 01b00"It is said that he 01font00was 02font00rich."02b00 01font01b00(He is not rich anymore)02b02font00, or 01b00"It is said that he01font00 has been02font00 rich."01font00 (He is still rich now.)02font02b00 ?02br
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00I'm not sure about that, so I really hope you could help me. Thank you very much!0-
  

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00He is no longer ill and he is no longer rich-- that's how I interpret them.0-
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