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Making Sense of Grammar
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Passive voice in the present simple form and the present perfect form have several differences in terms of the specificity of time and the actor. Thus, both sentences conveyed a further meaning than their superficial meanings.

The completed Chinese meaning of “The housework is done” should be「家務已經被做完了」while “The housework has been done” should be「家務已經被做完 了,現在不用再做了」.

asked Nov 22, 2022 in Questions about English Grammar by hoicyau7 (120 points) | 211,566 views

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