Be+verb-ed have+verb-ed
What is the meaning of this sentence?
As a generation, we were moved to make the violence stop.
I think it should be " As a generation, we have moved to make the violence stop"
"were moved" is passive, right?
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Answers · 4
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Be [past participle] is the passive voice. In most cases, yes the verb simply takes +ed.
Have [past participle] is the perfect aspect.
These are really two different things! In your example, "we were moved..." means something motivated us. By changing "were" to "have", the subject does the action, and the sentence talks about the results of that action. The meaning changes completely.
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Using to be in front means the verb was done to the subject of the sentence. Using have is when the subject did the verb to the object.
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