They may also be used with
be and the
-ed participle as passive voice phrases:
To be deprived of even one hour of sleep was another step towards total
exhaustion and collapse.
They also occur with have and the -ed participle to indicate perfect aspect:
To have got the 8 o’clock flight would have meant getting up at 4.30.
They also occur with the -ing participle to indicate progressive aspect:
How cruel
to be having it now, when it was too late.
Combinations of these structures may also be found:
Well I’ve heard they’re supposed
to be being pulled down.
(progressive and passive)
And you felt that she ought
to have been informed about that?
(perfect and passive)
Whales and other marine animals are thought
to have been being killed as a
result of the military tests.
(perfect, progressive and passive)
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