Guest  +  3543 Tue, 05 Aug 03 05:09 PM when do i use has ...have...have been... Our funds for organization donations, and advertising sponsorships has exhausted. Therefore, we regretfully inform you that we will not be participating at this time. Best of luck and thank you for considering us. Guest

	Woodward  +  3546 Tue, 05 Aug 03 05:21 PM Our funds for donations to organizations and advertising sponsorships have exhausted. Therefore, we regretfully inform you that we will not be participating at this time. Best of luck and thank you for considering us. HAVE because we are referring to OUR FUNDS. Our funds (=they) have...... Woodward Joined on Tue, Jun 24 2003 A New Zealander in Chile Senior Member 2,747 Don't let schooling interfere with your education. www.grammar.cl - www.vocabulary.cl

	kltakky  +  3702 Fri, 08 Aug 03 01:51 AM Hi Woodward, Why we can't use 'have been' instead of 'have'? Could you please justify the usage of the tenses? Your help is highly valuable. Thank you!!! kltakky Joined on Fri, Aug 8 2003 New Member 03 Tenses

	hitchhiker  +  3746 Fri, 08 Aug 03 11:42 PM This may help a touch: Post:1525 hitchhiker Joined on Mon, Nov 18 2002 Richmond, UK Senior Member 4,034 Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea - massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind-boggling amounts of excrement...

	kitkattail  +  4047 Tue, 12 Aug 03 08:49 AM Yes yes, have been, surely. Unless the writer finds pecuniary matters particularly tedious, which is also possible... kitkattail Joined on Tue, Aug 12 2003 Toronto Full Member 400 www.kitkattail.blogspot.com