[80] “Foundations,” pp. 93-98. [81] This is sometimes called the “Law of the Sequence of Tenses.”

EXERCISE XLVII.

Distinguish in meaning between the following:—­

1.  The house stood (has stood) twenty years. 2.  The messenger came (has come). 3.  He should stay (have stayed). 4.  It rained (has rained) for two weeks. 5.  He was believed to live (to have lived) a happy life. 6.  He ought to go (to have gone). 7.  He deposited (has deposited) the money in bank. 8.  I am sure I could go (have gone) alone. 9.  Yesterday at three o’clock I completed (had completed) my work. 10.  He must be (have been) weary. 11.  He appeared to be (have been) crying. 12.  He need not go.  He need not have gone. 13.  The horse jumped (had jumped) into the field, and began (had begun) to
    eat the corn.
14.  Achilles is said to be (have been) buried at the foot of this hill.

EXERCISE XLVIII.

Which of the italicized forms is right?—­

1.  Where did you say Pike’s Peak is (was)? 2.  I intended to do (to have done) it yesterday. 3.  Atlas is (was) a mythical giant who was supposed to hold (to
   have held) the sky on his shoulders.
4.  I do not think that any one would say that winter is (was)
   preferable to spring.
5.  Cadmus was supposed to build (to have built) Thebes. 6.  Your father grieves to hear (to have heard) of your bad conduct. 7.  Would he have been willing to go (to have gone) with you? 8.  I meant to write (to have written) yesterday. 9.  He tried to learn how far it is (was) from New York to Syracuse. 10.  He hardly knew that two and two make (made) four. 11.  His experience proved that there is (was) many a slip ’twixt the
    cup and the lip.
12.  Carrie knew that water is (was) composed of two gases. 13.  It was their duty to prevent (to have prevented) this outrage. 14.  He was reported to rescue (to have rescued) the drowning man. 15.  It would have been unkind to refuse (to have refused) to help
    (to have helped) him.
16.  It would not have been difficult to prevent (to have prevented)
    the disaster.
17.  Where did you say Gettysburg is (was)? 18.  It was as true as that he is (was) listening to me when I said it. 19.  It was harder than I expected it would be (have been). 20.  Homer is supposed to be (to have been) born about 850 B.C. 21.  When I came I intended to buy (to have bought) all Paris. 22.  Washington is known to have (to have had) many narrow escapes. 23 If you would only wait, your success will (would)