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A short introduction to English grammar

Note 20 — WORDS.

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This Participle represents the action as complete and finished; and, being subjoined to the Auxiliary to have, constitutes the Perfect Time: I call it therefore the Perfect Participle. The same subjoined to the Auxiliary to be, constitutes the Passive Verb; and in that state, or when used without the Auxiliary in a passive sense, is called the Passive Participle.

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