1. Only (D) is possible: His grandpa has been dead for ten years. (A) is impossible because we cannot use present perfect with a specific time reference. (B) is gramatically possible but makes no sense unless after 10 years the grandfather was

I must ask more about this. 3.He died in the 17th century. --> This is present tense. 4.He seems to have died in the 17th century. --> Is this too a present tense? I think this is a passive sentence

Hi Musesun "This forbidden to make money in the university" is not a correct sentence. The word "forbidden" is not a tense at all -- it is just the past participle (V3) of the verb 'forbid'. You can say "This is forbidden", but you cannot say

Hi Selva, Welcome to the Forum. "The baby is born" - Is it a passive sentence? Is the word born a past participle? What is the present tense for "born" The active verb is 'bear'. A woman bears a child / bore a child. However, this active

Enlighten me on the use of the word "Born" "The baby is born" - Is it a passive sentence? Is the word born a past participle? What is the present tense for "born" Or am i simply too confused about the use of the word?