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Sureshvemuri Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
What is the difference between "Is painted" and "Has been painted"
Building is painted - Building has been painted"Is there any difference between these two.
I see that -
Building is painted = Somebody has painted this building (may be this is telling the state of the building. It is a painted building. Is this right?).
Building has been painted = Somebody has painted this building.
I really don't understand and confused, why I have to use "Building is painted" OR "Building has been painted".
If there is no difference in the meaning why should I use two instead of one.
Not, from grammatic perspective, but Non-native speakers view, I mean the meaning of these two sentences.
Another eg:
Active: His hand is burnt
Passive: His hand has been burnt.
Both are same. No other person has burnt HIS hand. Here, why are we using has+been (His hand has been burnt.).
Can anyone tell me this.
Thanks,Suresh
I see that -
Building is painted = Somebody has painted this building (may be this is telling the state of the building. It is a painted building. Is this right?).
Building has been painted = Somebody has painted this building.
I really don't understand and confused, why I have to use "Building is painted" OR "Building has been painted".
If there is no difference in the meaning why should I use two instead of one.
Not, from grammatic perspective, but Non-native speakers view, I mean the meaning of these two sentences.
Another eg:
Active: His hand is burnt
Passive: His hand has been burnt.
Both are same. No other person has burnt HIS hand. Here, why are we using has+been (His hand has been burnt.).
Can anyone tell me this.
Thanks,Suresh
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The building is painted. It means it is a painted building. Look at it. You can see that it is painted. Yes.
The building has been painted. It means someone has painted the building. I wonder who it was. Yes.
His hand is burnt. It is a burnt hand. Look at it. You can see that it is burnt.
His hand has been burnt. Something has caused his hand to become burnt
The building has been painted. It means someone has painted the building. I wonder who it was. Yes.
His hand is burnt. It is a burnt hand. Look at it. You can see that it is burnt.
His hand has been burnt. Something has caused his hand to become burnt
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