I have doubts about which verb tense should I I should use in these situations: ... Why should I use the -ing form in the first case and the infinitive in the second case? By doing so, you are merely following the usual conventions of English. It

Both the infintitive to run and the gerund running are correct after some verbs such as start, begin, hate etc. Some grammarians argue that the infinitive is better or should be used to refer to a single case of something happening and the gerund

Hello everyone, I wish it would stop raining – I know ‘wish’ and ‘would’ are the key to the construction - but I don’t know what the tense is… Subject + wish + it (what is it?)+ would (modal auxiliary verb) + verb + gerund Hi, You

Could you explain when exactly we can reduce relative clause if there is no be verb? I know I can say: English has an alphabet that consists or consisting of 26 letters. You are mixing a gerund phrase in with a subordinate noun clause.

Both titles are correct. 1. The title suggests that the story that follows gives seven secrets which are known to insiders only and can be used to attract hot girls. To attract is an infinitive and denotes purpose. The infinitive is often used

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

Hi. Let us suppose that someone is trying to write classroom instructions. Would you provide some help on that? Would you say we can use the word "no" in front of a gerund phrase (I think it is) below? No playing the trumpet

(1) He does nothing except reading. The gerund is not acceptable because of the verb "do." Changing the tense will not make it acceptable. A gerund requires a sentence like: He was not interested in anything except (in) reading, (2) He

gerund is ending with -ing It is usually used with a continuous sense e.g. I am writing to you now. (Past) participle is what I assume you meant: this is the past form of the verb to be used with past tense forms which require two verbs e.g.

1. Chloë has been living in Leeds for six months now, but I have lived there longer. (PERFECT CONTINUOUS) 2. I enjoy walking to work every morning. (CONTINUOUS TENSE) No, simple present tense. Walking is a gerund required by enjoy. 3. I have