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- Have to having to? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
@Kumarsadhu: It works if you use the phrase "having to do something" like you would use a noun: The ludicrous idea of having to be paid or Having to sell my soul was a kind of a bummer I've encountered stuff like "She's having a hard time" (meaning life difficulties, the ownership meaning of have) But "is having to" like a verb - maybe, maybe
- grammaticality in context - Confusing between having or to have . . .
The nuance of to have and having is interesting In addition to the matter of present and continuous, this also speaks about the possession and the action Being happy is to have dreams in life - to have here talks a bit more about the possession Being happy is having dreams in life - having here talks a bit more about the action
- To have vs Having - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
To have X'd is used to refer to the concept of having done the verb So, for example, to have loved refers to the concept of having loved in the past This, effectively, turns the clause into your subject (I'm sure a learned grammatician will have a better explanation of the concept, but this shortcut will do for now)
- How to use Having + V3 and Having been + V3 at the beginning of . . .
Having been involved in many projects, it enabled me to understand real-world challenges But there are some cases that I still do not quite understand Having seen my mother work tirelessly inspired me to study hard Having been involved in many projects enabled me to understand real-world challenges
- present continuous - Correct use of is having - English Language . . .
We can say; I am having spaghetti or I have spaghetti As you probably already noticed these two sentences have different meanings "I am having spaghetti" means 'I am eating spaghetti' whereas "I have spaghetti" shows possession When verbs are used as both stative and dynamic, many times they have different meanings 'Have' is a little
- grammar - After + verb+ing or after + having + past participle . . .
2 If one action was completed sometime before the other we use having + past participle form of the verb of the first action This is called a Perfect Participle We use a comma to separate the two parts of the sentences Maria finished reading the book She wrote a book review on it Having finished reading the book, Maria wrote a book review
- grammar - What is the difference between being and having been in . . .
From an English learner perspective, this is an interesting question for several reasons, including (a) the use of being vs having been; (b) the use of present vs perfect tenses; (c) the word be, which reflects a state of being; (d) the word be, used as a participle; (e) the use of be with like, and how one might be a reason for the other; (f) how being or having been doesn't imply the
- What is the difference between being and having been?
"Having been" uses the past participle "been" It refers to something in the past compared to the main action Having been a good student, I did not find the final difficult Having been a good student, I can answer your question My being a good student preceded both the final and the ability to answer
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