http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aGerunds+tag%3aPresent+tenses+tag%3aDifference+betweenSearch results for 'tag:Gerunds tag:Present tenses tag:Difference between' matching tags 'Gerunds', 'Present tenses', and 'Difference between'en-USCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferenceBetweenMeaningThese-SentencesUsedPlayCricket/vbpwr/post.htm#343468Sun, 25 Mar 2007 23:23:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:343468jeka Yankee wrote Jackson6612 wrote Question 2 Both Philip and Yankee said I am used to playing cricket in my spare time I was told that after to simple Present Tense form is used but playing is not simple Present Tense form of play What would you say on this Most of the time you will find the base form infinitive of the verb after the word to However certain expressions require the ing form Some examples of these are be used to doing be accustomed to doing look forward to doing admit to doing object to doing As far as I know to is a preposition here it is not a part of infinitive So you cannot use anything else after a preposition but a noun or gerund ing form Hope it helps http://www.englishforums.com/English/LotsToughtQuestionsSoul/vbpgn/post.htm#343447Sun, 25 Mar 2007 22:25:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:343447grammar geek1 Here is a sentence from the key But I hope you know what you re doing I m wondering Can we say I m hoping or rather not and is it totally incorrect or in other contexts it would be ok Grammatically it s okay but I hope sounds more natural to me at the moment 2 Just tell me if I m right or not The verb to recognise cannot have the gerund form can it Sure it can After that terrible blow to his head left Petr without any memory his recognizing his wife is a good sign 3 I can see from what you say that your mornings are very busy But what do you do in the afternoons a could it be from what you are saying and what s the difference between these two That s fine No big difference that I can find b If I wanted to ask about something temporary or someone s plans could I ask What are you DOING in the afternoons or not Sure With your wife away all week what are you doing with your evenings Can you come over and play some poker 4 Emerson is currently top of the driver s league why is there no at before top I don t know I would have said at the top but I m not familiar with the driver s league so perhaps I m not reading this correctly 5 The food tastes even worse now You have put too much salt in why is there no it after in It s implied 6 I m forever picking you hairs out of the bath your hairs a why hairs instead of hair I always thought that hair is an uncountable noun Your hair is that mass on top of your head and is uncountable Your hairs are more than one of those individual strands that have fallen out b why forever what does it mean does it mean always Yes I keep having to do it over and over 7 Fortunately the baby now sleeps all night shouldn t now be at the end of the sentence It can move around I think it s fine there and really draws attention to the fact that it s a change from before 8 I hear that you have been promoted a I don t understand why there is hear in the present tense instead of something like heard or have heard Does hear is equall in meaning with heard It s a very recent learning I hear in the present like this means it s being discussed and I heard it b what s the difference between heard and have heard 9 I hope Sarah will be here soon I m depending on her How is it different from I depend on her Any change of meaning Yes I m depending on her means that you need her now for this project I depend on her is a habitual or ongoing need 10 Tricky thing What is the difference between a speak tob talk toc speak withd talk withFor example I always have doubts whether to say May I speak to or May I speak with or May I talk to or May I talk with On the phone they are quite similar espcially if the same polite tone is used Do a search on here on speak and talk and you ll find this discussed a lot 11 Jane is away on holiday Does the word holiday has always the same form Or maybe it can be used with s holidayS Do a search on here for this one too 12 Roght or wrong the verb to suspect cannot be used like I m suspecting her can it You can but it s not that common It means you suspect her now but not recently and you don t think you will later 13 I m seeing how wide the door is a hmm seeing what does it mean You are in the process of measuring it right then b door or doors I don t know are there two doors 14 I m finding it really enjoyable to work here Why not I find it Any difference in meaning Perhaps if it s a new job You haven t had time to make this finding a permenent or habitual feeling 15 How do you feel today VS How are you feeling today I don t see much difference 16 Does the word trouble have the troubles form and in what contexts which Yes when you have distinct kinds of trouble Man trouble money trouble job trouble You face many troubles 17 Is this sentence OK I m wondering Can we say I m hoping or rather not and is it totally incorrect or in other contexts it would be ok Sorry I m not sure what you re asking here Have I done any mistakes errors in the above points Perhaps you could post fewer at a time http://www.englishforums.com/English/LotsToughtQuestionsSoul/vbpgh/post.htmSun, 25 Mar 2007 22:08:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:343441forum_mailHi folks I know that I have A LOT OF questions but I hope someone can at least take a look at them let s start I ve got some dobuts about the following all examples come from Michael Vince s Advanced Language Practice 1 Here is a sentence from the key But I hope you know what you re doing I m wondering Can we say I m hoping or rather not and is it totally incorrect or in other contexts it would be ok 2 Just tell me if I m right or not The verb to recognise cannot have the gerund form can it 3 I can see from what you say that your mornings are very busy But what do you do in the afternoons a could it be from what you are saying and what s the difference between these two b If I wanted to ask about something temporary or someone s plans could I ask What are you DOING in the afternoons or not 4 Emerson is currently top of the driver s league why is there no at before top 5 The food tastes even worse now You have put too much salt in why is there no it after in 6 I m forever picking you hairs out of the bath a why hairs instead of hair I always thought that hair is an uncountable noun b why forever what does it mean does it mean always 7 Fortunately the baby now sleeps all night shouldn t now be at the end of the sentence 8 I hear that you have been promoted a I don t understand why there is hear in the present tense instead of something like heard or have heard Does hear is equall in meaning with heard b what s the difference between heard and have heard 9 I hope Sarah will be here soon I m depending on her How is it different from I depend on her Any change of meaning 10 Tricky thing What is the difference between a speak to b talk to c speak with d talk with For example I always have doubts whether to say May I speak to or May I speak with or May I talk to or May I talk with 11 Jane is away on holiday Does the word holiday has always the same form Or maybe it can be used with s holidayS 12 Roght or wrong the verb to suspect cannot be used like I m suspecting her can it 13 I m seeing how wide the door is a hmm seeing what does it mean b door or doors 14 I m finding it really enjoyable to work here Why not I find it Any difference in meaning 15 How do you feel today VS How are you feeling today 16 Does the word trouble have the troubles form and in what contexts which 17 Is this sentence OK I m wondering Can we say I m hoping or rather not and is it totally incorrect or in other contexts it would be ok Have I done any mistakes errors in the above points Thanks for your patience Take care folks http://www.englishforums.com/English/FormPresTenseFormPastTenseForm/3/vbhpc/Post.htm#341277Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:47:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:341277bird of paradise Jackson6612 wrote I think names for those six forms of certain verb are Infinitive form Simple Present Tense form Simple Past Tense form Past Participle Present Participle For example to go go went gone going I don t know the name for sixth form Perhaps it s bare infinitive But there is no difference between Simple Present Tense form and bare Infinitive form of a certain verb Is there any difference Although Gerund and Present Participle also look same but there is difference in their use Check this link http www kfmaas de presentparticiple html to look the differnce in the use of Gerund and Present Participle Likewise perhaps there is also some difference in the use of bare Infinitive and Simple Present Tense form Consider the following Go Base form infinitivego simple tense formgoes 3rd person singular formgoing present participlewent past tense fromgone past participle formEvery main verb in English language has the above six forms http://www.englishforums.com/English/FormPresTenseFormPastTenseForm/3/vbhcl/Post.htm#341065Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:34:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:341065jackson6612I think names for those six forms of certain verb are Infinitive form Simple Present Tense form Simple Past Tense form Past Participle Present Participle For example to go go went gone going I don t know the name for sixth form Perhaps it s bare infinitive But there is no difference between Simple Present Tense form and bare Infinitive form of a certain verb Is there any difference Although Gerund and Present Participle also look same but there is difference in their use Check this link http www kfmaas de presentparticiple html to look the differnce in the use of Gerund and Present Participle Likewise perhaps there is also some difference in the use of bare Infinitive and Simple Present Tense form