I have a secret that I have kept hidden from my circle of friends and family
When I was browsing internet. I saw this sentence. I have a doubt on the usage of
"have kept hidden"
What tense is it?
Is it Active voice of present perfect? If so why there is a word "hidden" which is the past participle form of hide?
Is it passive voice of present perfect? If so, why they are using "kept" instead of been?
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When I was browsing internet. I saw this sentence. I have a doubt on the usage of
"have kept hidden"
What tense is it?
Is it Active voice of present perfect? If so why there is a word "hidden" which is the past participle form of hide?
Is it passive voice of present perfect? If so, why they are using "kept" instead of been?
sentence-structure participles participial-adjectives
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So, what is the definition of "kept"? And what do you find if you Googledefine hidden?
– Hot Licks
19 mins ago
@HotLicks secret
– user8683499
12 mins ago
And what part of speech?
– Hot Licks
10 mins ago
It’s in the present tense; had it been in the past tense, it would have read had not have.
– tchrist
1 min ago
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When I was browsing internet. I saw this sentence. I have a doubt on the usage of
"have kept hidden"
What tense is it?
Is it Active voice of present perfect? If so why there is a word "hidden" which is the past participle form of hide?
Is it passive voice of present perfect? If so, why they are using "kept" instead of been?
sentence-structure participles participial-adjectives
When I was browsing internet. I saw this sentence. I have a doubt on the usage of
"have kept hidden"
What tense is it?
Is it Active voice of present perfect? If so why there is a word "hidden" which is the past participle form of hide?
Is it passive voice of present perfect? If so, why they are using "kept" instead of been?
sentence-structure participles participial-adjectives
sentence-structure participles participial-adjectives
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So, what is the definition of "kept"? And what do you find if you Googledefine hidden?
– Hot Licks
19 mins ago
@HotLicks secret
– user8683499
12 mins ago
And what part of speech?
– Hot Licks
10 mins ago
It’s in the present tense; had it been in the past tense, it would have read had not have.
– tchrist
1 min ago
add a comment |
So, what is the definition of "kept"? And what do you find if you Googledefine hidden?
– Hot Licks
19 mins ago
@HotLicks secret
– user8683499
12 mins ago
And what part of speech?
– Hot Licks
10 mins ago
It’s in the present tense; had it been in the past tense, it would have read had not have.
– tchrist
1 min ago
So, what is the definition of "kept"? And what do you find if you Google
define hidden?– Hot Licks
19 mins ago
So, what is the definition of "kept"? And what do you find if you Google
define hidden?– Hot Licks
19 mins ago
@HotLicks secret
– user8683499
12 mins ago
@HotLicks secret
– user8683499
12 mins ago
And what part of speech?
– Hot Licks
10 mins ago
And what part of speech?
– Hot Licks
10 mins ago
It’s in the present tense; had it been in the past tense, it would have read had not have.
– tchrist
1 min ago
It’s in the present tense; had it been in the past tense, it would have read had not have.
– tchrist
1 min ago
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So, what is the definition of "kept"? And what do you find if you Google
define hidden?– Hot Licks
19 mins ago
@HotLicks secret
– user8683499
12 mins ago
And what part of speech?
– Hot Licks
10 mins ago
It’s in the present tense; had it been in the past tense, it would have read had not have.
– tchrist
1 min ago