Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

being or having been

English answer:

being

Added to glossary by literary
May 4, 2013 09:42
11 yrs ago
English term

being or having been

English Art/Literary Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
It was specified that the payment would be made within 60 days of the ordered goods being sent.
Reported Speech
"being" or "having been"?
Responses
4 +9 being
Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (1): Edith Kelly

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Discussion

Anna Herbst May 5, 2013:
Either one could work There certainly is a strong grammatical case for "having been" here, Jack. As has already been pointed out by Tony M and Sheila Wilson in their peer comments, it all depends on the actual context.

Responses

+9
4 mins
Selected

being

This is what is actually said, though you could argue a grammatical case for "having been".
Note from asker:
prior to them being sent
Peer comment(s):

agree Carol Gullidge
8 mins
Thank you.
agree Tony M : Yes, though actually, it does depend on the context; if this were, for example, a statement in a subsequent dispute, then the perfect tense might be needed...
41 mins
Thank you. Yes, I agree.
agree Darius Saczuk
44 mins
Thank you.
agree Sheila Wilson : The actual dialogur would have been "payment will be...after the goods ARE dispatched". If it had been WERE, we would use "having been"
53 mins
Thank you.
agree Charles Davis
1 hr
Thank you.
agree Thayenga : With Tony. Enjoy your weekend, Jack. :)
2 hrs
Thank you.
agree Edith Kelly
4 hrs
Thank you.
agree Phong Le
1 day 22 hrs
Thank you.
agree B D Finch : If this was specified prior to the goods being sent, then it would have to be "being" and "having been" would be wrong.
1 day 23 hrs
Thank you.
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