"For lying" and "for having lied"?

Johnny L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"For lying" and "for having lied"?

I guess this is more of an English question. What is the difference between "for lying" and "for having lied"?

This question relates to:French lesson "Expressing cause with "Pour (+avoir) fait" = For doing/having done in French"

Asked 8 years ago

GruffKwiziq Co-founder, CEO

In this context the two forms can be used interchangeably in English without changing the sense in most cases, but you can't use use the gerund form (for +-ing) the same way in in this sort of sentence in French. Does that answer your question?

Like08 years ago

Johnny L. asked:

"For lying" and "for having lied"?

I guess this is more of an English question. What is the difference between "for lying" and "for having lied"?

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