Bachelors have been subjected to penal laws
Hi, everyone, In " Bachelors have been subjected to penal laws and customs in many cultures in the past, mainly from ancient times through the 18th century" (from our local textbook) , could the tense " have been " be fit, considering " from ancient times through the 18th century "? Though I've already got the response - "We can use 'have been', because the part of the sentence up till the comma refers to what has been the case up till now. . . . Any of the three tenses ( have been / had...Read More...
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