Sept. 16, 2020
These are some grammar example sentence I don't know.
In this case, when do I need to use by the perfect tense (have+pp) but sometimes not?
I feel confused that why those can be changed between the past and perfect tense.
Thank you.
It is reported that two people were injured in the explosion.
=Two people were reported to have been injured in the explosion.
He was an actor when he was younger.
=He is supposed to have been an actor when he was younger.
It is alleged that he hit a policeman.
=He is alleged to have hit a policeman.
It is said that she runs ten miles a day.
=She is said to run ten miles a day.
These are some grammar example sentences I don't knowunderstand.
In this case, when do I need to use by the perfect tense (have+pp) but sometimes not?
I feel confused that why those can be changed between the past and perfect tense.
=He iwas supposed to have beenbe an actor when he was younger.
I think this is past continuous passive: https://www.grammarbank.com/past-continuous-passive.html
Feedback
The first and third sentences contain an action that happened in the past and is finished, which means in English we use past perfect in the passive voice.
The last sentence: She runs every day, and we assume she still runs today, so I would not use past perfect or any past tense here.
I'm learning how weird tenses are in English compared to other languages.
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These are some grammar example sentence I don't know. These are some grammar example sentences I don't |
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In this case, when do I need to use by the perfect tense (have+pp) but sometimes not? In this case, when do I need to use |
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I feel confused that why those can be changed between the past and perfect tense. I feel confused |
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Thank you. |
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It is reported that two people were injured in the explosion. |
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=Two people were reported to have been injured in the explosion. |
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He was an actor when he was younger. |
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=He is supposed to have been an actor when he was younger. =He I think this is past continuous passive: https://www.grammarbank.com/past-continuous-passive.html
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It is alleged that he hit a policeman. |
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=He is alleged to have hit a policeman. |
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It is said that she runs ten miles a day. |
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=She is said to run ten miles a day. |
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