Nannou
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- Oct 15, 2009
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I argued with my colleagues about the use of the verb "to believe" with the perfect tense in a passive sentence.
We agreed that this verb is commonly used with the simple tenses, namely the present (it is believed.) and the past (it was believed.) However, we could not agree about the possibility of using it with the perfect tense (It has been believed. / It had been believed.)
Please, I need some calrifications.
if there's any other verbs which could be similarly used, I would be very grateful if you mention them.
Can "believe" be used with the perfect tense in a passive sentence?
Thanks in advance.
We agreed that this verb is commonly used with the simple tenses, namely the present (it is believed.) and the past (it was believed.) However, we could not agree about the possibility of using it with the perfect tense (It has been believed. / It had been believed.)
Please, I need some calrifications.
if there's any other verbs which could be similarly used, I would be very grateful if you mention them.
Can "believe" be used with the perfect tense in a passive sentence?
Thanks in advance.