When shown to be wrong, I had to eat humble pie.

0It is also possible to use the past participle alone in that sentence. In this kind of passive constructions, the forms of 'be' can be omitted.0-

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01cite10Conchita5712cite10It is also possible to use the past participle alone in that sentence. In this kind of passive constructions, the forms of 'be' can be omitted.12br
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10But according to what grammar rule it is possible to use the past participle alone in such constructions?0

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01cite10Jackson661212cite10But according to what grammar rule it is possible to use the past participle alone in such constructions?12br
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10I don't think you will find grammar rules for everything in English, but you can always try to look for one if it is important to you. Meanwhile,

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01cite10Jackson661212cite11b11font10When shown to be wrong, I had to eat humble pie.12font12b12br
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0 In other words, Jackson, in the context of your sentence, 'shown' can only be understood as being in the past. However, you can also use 'shown' this way:02br
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0Hi Yankee,02br
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00Why is it very common in English to use contractions of various expressions? Like as you said: 01i00When shown to be wrong, I have to eat humble pie. = When I am shown to be wrong, I have to eat humble pie.02i00 Perhaps to natives like you just saying 01i00when shown to be wrong02i00 is correct even grammati

0 Hi Jackson02br
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00I can't really tell you 01b00why02b00 omissions are common in English, but I can tell you that omissions do 01b00not02b00 happen exclusively in English. Having lived and worked in Germany for 17 years, I can tell you that there are plenty of times when words are omitted in the German language, too. I'm sur

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10What do 01i00having lived02i00 or 01i00having worked02i00 mean? What tense is being used in 01i00having lived02i

0 This is not a "tense" per se. This use of the present participle is a way to provide a reason for something in the main part of the sentence. I used the present participle of 'have' and the past participle of the main verb because the activity was in the past. It means:02br
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00"01i00Because I lived and worked in Germany for 17 years, ...02i00.