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Rule "Agreement error: past participle without 'have'"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Agreement error: past participle without 'have'
Message: A verb ('be' or 'have') is missing before the past participle.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/verb-tenses/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Well I never seen something like that.
    Correction suggestion: have never seen, never saw
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Zog I also known as Skenderbeg III, (1895–1961), king of Albanians We don't know how to get around that right now.
ID: PRP_PAST_PART [10]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-12-13 22:33:10 +0100)