[Grammar] Having broken or breaking

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barnej0096

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Denis says he didn't break your calculator. (denies)Denis denies having broken your calculator. Or denies breaking?In my opinion 'having broken' is correct because we have two different tenses - present (says) and past (didn't break) but I'm not sure if I'm right.
 
Denis says he didn't break your calculator. (denies)Denis denies having broken your calculator. Or denies breaking?In my opinion 'having broken' is correct because we have two different tenses - present (says) and past (didn't break) but I'm not sure if I'm right.

They are both fine.
 
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