Monday, 13 June 2016

past tense, passive verb - English Language & Usage

How about:



"He was a boy who was beaten often."



EDIT



Based on Jim's point that beaten is ambiguous and John Lawler's comment about the requirement for slang usage, consider:



"He was a boy who was beaten up often."



If the requirements of slang mandate that got must be used in place of was, then so be it.

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