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Deborahjeong Posted 8 years ago
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What is the tense of the "to infinitive"?
(1) He seems to have asked her to arrange an interview.(2) He seems to ask her to arrange an interview.
I understand that the phrase to have asked in the sentence (1) is past tense, which means the act of asking has already occurred. But I am not sure about the tense of the phrase to ask her in the sentence (2). How should I understand the sentence (2)? He seems, that sounds like present tense but what about the tense of the phrase "to ask her"? Is it present tense or future tense? Could you help me clarify it? Thank you always.
I understand that the phrase to have asked in the sentence (1) is past tense, which means the act of asking has already occurred. But I am not sure about the tense of the phrase to ask her in the sentence (2). How should I understand the sentence (2)? He seems, that sounds like present tense but what about the tense of the phrase "to ask her"? Is it present tense or future tense? Could you help me clarify it? Thank you always.
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deborahjeong How should I understand the sentence (2)? We need to interpret it as a habitual present. That is, it's about something that happens more than once, regularly, usually, or always, again and again.
- deborahjeong How should I understand the sentence (2)?
- We need to interpret it as a habitual present.
- That is, it's about something that happens more than once, regularly, usually, or always, again and again.
- deborahjeong (1) He seems to have asked her to arrange an interview.
- (2) He seems to ask her to arrange an interview.
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deborahjeongHow should I understandthesentence (2)?
We need to interpret it as a habitual present. That is, it's about something that happens more than once, regularly, usually, or always, again and again.
deborahjeong(1) He seems to have asked her to arrange an interview.
(2) He seems to ask her to arrange an i
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