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Ken Yunbei Kang Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

What's the meaning of "having completed negotiations, A and B agree to do something"

Hi guys,

Wondering if you can help me understand the meaning of "having completed negotiations, A and B agree to do something"

Specifically, does it mean that the negotiations have been completed?

or "having completed negotiations" is a condition that A and B will do something in the future

What confuses me even more is that "agree" is in present tense...

Friends told me its the former but im not sure

Thanks very much in advance

Ken
  

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Having completed' is called the perferct participle and the structure is used for completed actions. It's formed by putting the word/(present participle) having in front of a past participle (completed in this case). Your sentence could be rewritten as After they have completed negotiations, A and B agree to do something .

— Ivanhr

  • Having completed' is called the perferct participle and the structure is used for completed actions.
  • It's formed by putting the word/(present participle) having in front of a past participle (completed in this case).
  • Your sentence could be rewritten as After they have completed negotiations, A and B agree to do something .
  • Note that the same structure can be used to indicate events completly in the past.
  • Having completed negotiations, A and B agree d to do something .
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Having completed' is called the perferct participle and the structure is used for completed actions. It's formed by putting the word/(present participle) having in front of a past participle (completed in this case). Your sentence could be rewritten as

After they have completed negotiations, A and B agree to do something.

Note that the same structure can be used to indic
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I love your clarity

Thank you so much
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