In Simple past^x, Gerunds^x

<Milky, why did you not put 'had been allowed' verbal phrase into simple past but you did with 'did not have to contain'?> Only one instance of the past perfect is needed in such sentences. What would you have said verbals are if you had been allowed to say only one sentence and this...

Milky wrote:You're welcome. Alternatives could be: What would you have said verbals are if you had been allowed to say only one sentence and this sentence was not to contain the words: participle, gerund, infinitive?" (to be of obligation) ..................... What would you have said...

Nomad04 wrote: Hi, all.Could you please check the following sentences up?Are they OK? 1) Can we rely on his installing all our equipment correctly?2) I object to his installing our equipment.3) The success of our project absolutely depend on her reacting to our proposal. 4) Situation: A...

Hello, Mr Pedantic. May I call you Mr P? Of course you may, JTT. {Please don't ever take my direct manner in these discussions as any type of personal attack. I only want to address the facts. If I believe you or anyone to be in err, I'll plainly say so and I hope you and others will do the same...

Note that 'used to' as in 'accustomed to' in the simple past tense takes the infinitive, e.g. "I used to work hard." 'Used' as in 'utilised' can also take the gerund, if you write 'for' instead of 'to', e.g. "Soil is used for making earthen pots".

The city is polluted. ( simple present tense in passive form ) I tried to shout ( simple past tense, incomplete sentence ) I tried shouting ( simple past, " shouting " is a gerund ) He claimed that he was the Queen's nephew. ( simple past, " that he was the Queen's nephew " is a noun clause...