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Dear wisdoms,I have seen those kind of tenses all the time but I got no idea what they are.=======================================================1.)It is very true that, *having recovered* such revolted provinces, it is easier to keep them in subjection.-> This seems to be a Present Prefect...

Inchoateknowledge wrote:I am going to prove you that this sentence is correct: What would you have said verbals are if you had been allowed to say only one sentence and this sentence must not have contained the words: participle, gerund, infinitive? This is called third...

Hello, Mr Pedantic. May I call you Mr P? Of course you may, JTT. {Please don't ever take my direct manner in these discussions as any type of personal attack. I only want to address the facts. If I believe you or anyone to be in err, I'll plainly say so and I hope you and others will do the same...