Question about 'have been buit up' and 'have been building up'
The bridge is said to have been built up by the workers.
The bridge is said to have been building up by the workers.

Do you think 'build up' is an action or a result? Do you think both the two sentences are reasonable? Thank you!

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Question about 'have been buit up' and 'have been building up'
The bridge is said to have been built up by the workers.
The bridge is said to have been building up by the workers.

Do you think 'build up' is an action or a result? Do you think both the two sentences are reasonable? Thank you!

Answer

The first sentence is correct, the second sentence does not make sense.

The difference is active vs passive. The first sentence is passive, as the building is being done to the bridge. The second sentence is active, meaning that the bridge is doing the building.

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