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Guyper Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
When do you use "Having"?
A. "He was busy reading a newspaper"
B. "He was busy having read a newspaper"
A. "He denied owning money to them"
B. "He denied having owned money to them"
I assume that the A ones refer to the plain past tense.
Does the B ones refer to "Past Perfect" or "Past Perfect Continuous" then?
Thank you
B. "He was busy having read a newspaper"
A. "He denied owning money to them"
B. "He denied having owned money to them"
I assume that the A ones refer to the plain past tense.
Does the B ones refer to "Past Perfect" or "Past Perfect Continuous" then?
Thank you
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Guyper Does the B ones refer to "Past Perfect" or "Past Perfect Continuous" then? No. Here are examples of the present and past perfect continuous tenses: He has been reading his newspaper all morning.
- Guyper Does the B ones refer to "Past Perfect" or "Past Perfect Continuous" then?
- No.
- Here are examples of the present and past perfect continuous tenses: He has been reading his newspaper all morning.
- They have been operating their store for five years.
- He had been reading a newspaper when he heard the car crash.
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GuyperDoes the B ones refer to "Past Perfect" or "Past Perfect Continuous" then?No.
Here are examples of the present and past perfect continuous tenses:
He has been reading his newspaper all morning.
They have been operating their store for five years.
He had been reading a newspaper when he heard the car crash.
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GuyperA. "He denied owning money to them"B. "He denied having owned money to them"Note.
We don't "own" money to others. We "owe" money to others.
own, owned, owning
owe, owed, owing
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