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Cain Barreras Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Why is used this verb in simple past?
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I'm reading a book and I found this sentence: He stopped as if he had been struck.
Why the verb strike is in simple past and not in past participle (stricken)??
I'm reading a book and I found this sentence: He stopped as if he had been struck.
Why the verb strike is in simple past and not in past participle (stricken)??
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Hi, I'm reading a book and I found this sentence: He stopped as if he had been struck. Why the verb strike is in simple past and not in past participle?? 'Struck' is the past participle of the verb 'strike'.
- Hi, I'm reading a book and I found this sentence: He stopped as if he had been struck.
- Why the verb strike is in simple past and not in past participle??
- 'Struck' is the past participle of the verb 'strike'.
- he had been struck .
- This is Past Perfect tense, in Passive Voice.
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Hi,
I'm reading a book and I found this sentence: He stopped as if he had been struck.
Why the verb strike is in simple past and not in past participle?? 'Struck' is the past participle of the verb 'strike'.
he had been struck. This is Past Perfect tense, in Passive Voice.
I'm reading a book and I found this sentence: He stopped as if he had been struck.
Why the verb strike is in simple past and not in past participle?? 'Struck' is the past participle of the verb 'strike'.
he had been struck. This is Past Perfect tense, in Passive Voice.
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Cain BarrerasHi! I'm reading a book and I found this sentence: He stopped as if he had been struck.
Why is the verb strike in simple past and not in past participle (stricken)??
"strike" has two past participles. "struck" is correct in your sentence.
"stricken" is the past participl
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