On 25/03/2007 09:04, Rolf Furuli wrote:
...
> In English, the perfective
> and imperfective aspects (represented by the participle and perfect,
> respectively) are mutually exclusive. ...
I have been reading this post for some time now and I have not been
understanding why you have not been recognising the existence in English
of a verb form which is both perfect and uses the participle. OK, these
examples are not entirely natural, but this "have been ...ing" verb form
is a recognised one in English which contradicts your statement.
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Peter Kirk
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