Past Participle

[Allen165]

"As you have requested, we have conducted research in order to ascertain whether we can make out an argument that Twitter somehow imposed upon itself an obligation to act through its Terms of Use and Rules."

Any idea why the writer is using the past participle? The past tense sounds more natural and more appropriate to me in this instance.

Thanks!

 

[Rover_KE]

The writer actually used the past perfect when, as you said, the simple past sounds more natural.

 

[Allen165]

The writer actually used the past perfect when, as you said, the simple past sounds more natural.

Sorry. Grammatical terms are obviously not my forte.

 

[5jj]

The writer actually used the past perfect when, as you said, the simple past sounds more natural.

Typo. It's the present perfect.

 

[Tdol]

Any idea why the writer is using the past participle? The past tense sounds more natural and more appropriate to me in this instance.

It's a very clumsy sentence for me- I wouldn't use it as an example of anything other than poor style.

 

[Rover_KE]

Typo. It's the present perfect.

Rover