New2grammar  +  510481 Tue, 06 May 08 05:26 PM He stick/stuck his head out of window and grinned as he escaped while his ex wife pulled out of the parking lot onto the street gaining on him. 1. What is the past tense for stick, stuck? 2. Are there any mistakes? Thanks in advance! New2grammar Joined on Tue, Nov 21 2006 Veteran Member 7,676 Who wants to go sailing around the world with me? Tenses, Past Tenses

	GrammarGuy  +  510512 Tue, 06 May 08 07:20 PM "stuck" Rewritten, with other changes: "He stuck his head out of the window and grinned as he escaped, while his ex-wife pulled out of the parking lot onto the street, gaining on him" GrammarGuy Joined on Tue, May 6 2008 Southern California New Member 07

	Grammar Geek  +  510520 Tue, 06 May 08 07:49 PM Hey, N2G, I was having trouble posting. There is a problem with your use of "escape" -- that says he got away, but you later say his ex was gaining on him. Also, don't forget to end your sentences with a period. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,660 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!

	New2grammar  +  510523 Tue, 06 May 08 08:01 PM I understand "as" as in the process of. In this case, it would be "in the process of escaping" which means he'd not gotten away though he was trying to. Thanks for the period advice. I have been having that problem recently because it takes really 10 full seconds for the letters to show up on my screen. A lot of times, I correct only the critical typos because each time i do that it takes 10 sec to refresh. I can't wait to get my new laptop back from repair. It's killing me.   New2grammar

	Grammar Geek  +  510532 Tue, 06 May 08 09:02 PM Ouch. That sounds frustrating! If you say "as he escaped" the readers will assume he DID escape. As he attempted to escape, or as he tried to escape, or even in the process of his attempted escape. Grammar Geek