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They [are made] in... Would "are made" be considered present perfect? I'm a bit lost on the identification. All I am certain of is that it is in the passive voice.
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They [are made] in... Would "are made" be considered present perfect? I'm a bit lost on the identification. All I am certain of is that it is in the passive voice .
Your certainty is spot-on, MissPride.

If you wanted to convey a similar meaning to the one above, using the present perfect, you would say:

They have been made in...
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Thanks for the quick response!

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If you wanted to convey a similar meaning to the one above, using the present perfect, you would say: They have been made in...
I was wondering about that. What I actually need is the identification of "are made," though. Could you please help me with that?
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I was wondering about that. What I actually need is the identification of "are made," though. Could you please help me with that?
"are made" is in the passive; are is a form of the auxiliary verb be and made is the past participle of the verb make.
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