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Faith
should we use holden or held for the past participle of hold?
I saw my friend wrote this sentence:
My new smartphone which bought from China has been holden by custom?
Anything wrong with this sentence?
7 nov. 2015 15:16
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It is wrong-- "holden" is not a word. It should be "...that I bought * in China * was held by *customs" but really it should be " .. is being held..." if customs still has the phone.
7 novembre 2015
Actually, "holden" is an archaic present perfect tense, which, while technically valid, is almost never used. So "has been held" is more natural...
5 juin 2025
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Faith
Compétences linguistiques
Chinois (mandarin), Chinois (cantonais), Anglais, Malais
Langue étudiée
Anglais
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