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very confused by "having"

by Redhorsep » Sun Sep 11, 2011 9:21 am
Hi,

I'm generally fine with verb tense, but I always get stumped by "having" and past participle, I wonder if there is a good study guide/source for this? I'm currently using MGMAT SC book, which doesn't cover "having" a lot.

I found this on the website, please let me know if it is right on clarifying the issue:

https://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/sequence.htm

Thanks!
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by mundasingh123 » Sun Sep 11, 2011 9:51 am
Redhorsep wrote:Hi,

I'm generally fine with verb tense, but I always get stumped by "having" and past participle, I wonder if there is a good study guide/source for this? I'm currently using MGMAT SC book, which doesn't cover "having" a lot.

I found this on the website, please let me know if it is right on clarifying the issue:

https://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/sequence.htm

Thanks!
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by Jim@Grockit » Sun Sep 11, 2011 11:22 pm
That site is definitely correct in its explanation of the sequence of tenses, and it is true that the GMAT prefers that you avoid many common (and grammatically-correct, but wordy) constructions with -ing.
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