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Omar Ahmed Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

A puzzling question

My friend suggested .......for the next bus.( to waiting- not waiting- we waited)A non-native speaker says that both 'not waiting' and 'we waited' are correct. I studied that after suggest, we use verb + -ing OR that + subject+ (should) + infinitiveIs it correct to use the past simple tense after 'suggest' ? Is there any grammar reference that supports this idea?
  

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Omar Ahmed Is it correct to use the past simple tense after 'suggest' No, not in my US English. " But that is not one of the choices, of course, so it's "not waiting".

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  • Omar Ahmed Is it correct to use the past simple tense after 'suggest' No, not in my US English.
  • " But that is not one of the choices, of course, so it's "not waiting".
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Omar AhmedIs it correct to use the past simple tense after 'suggest'

No, not in my US English. We use the subjunctive: "My friend suggested we wait for the next bus." But that is not one of the choices, of course, so it's "not waiting".

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Omar AhmedMy friend suggested ______ for the next bus.

These are the only possibilities that come to mind:

we wait
that we wait
that we should wait
waiting

we not wait
that we not wait
that we should not wait
not waiting

Any good grammar book should be able to

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