Now if I look up "are," the dictionary tells me that it is the present plural of "be." But what I would expect is that it would tell me that it is the present plural of "am" or "is" because those are the

Hello, friends. I have two doubs about the preposition TO. Doubt 1: - I am used to driving long distances. - They can go back to being friends. When exactly do we use gerund after the preposition TO? How do we know we have

I was discussing the following sentence with my English teacher: Perhaps most difficult of all is estimating distance and speed when you are passing a car going in the same direction. She says that 'estimating' is not a gerund but is

Hello, my name is Rhina Franco and I am a teacher. We are studying gerunds and infinitives. According to the books I have read, infinitives do not follow preposition; however, there is an exception to this rule as I have read. In the case of the

Hi, You don't think the English say things like this? I hate cooking Dancing is fun Drinking and driving is stupid Best wishes, Clive

It seems that the gerund isn't taught in schools in America anymore; young people don't know what it is while older people and the better educated do. What I find curious is that the English now never use a gerund. It's a very useful

I´m afraid it IS wrong. "Spend time" can only be used in verb + gerund constructions or with further adverbial phrases. It´s a rule (it may change in the future, but for the moment, it sounds very wrong to a native ear any other way). It

to is not a preposition if it is followed by the dictionary form (base form) of a verb. It's part of an infinitive; it's an 'infinitive particle' or 'infinitive marker'. So your examples along the lines of want to play are

Many learners have asked the same question and as much as I hate to disappoint you, there are grammar rule that don't fully explain the "whys" in English. The verb "try" is one of those exceptions that can either take an

What is your favourite Grammar Book? I'm pleased you like my explanation! Thank you for that. I don't really have a favourite grammar book - and I haven't read a grammar book for about 30 years anyway. I think for basic elementary