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Old Eladio Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Dread going vs Dread to go

There are some verbs like remember and others with which is not the same to use a gerund or a verb in infinitive after them: I remembered calling him (I called him and now I remembered=I remembered having call him), and I remembered to call him (I remembered that I had to call him). But other verbs confuse me. Please help me on this a little long thread:

Do the following pairs and trios of sentences mean the same?

1.1.- I'm dreading going back to work.

1.2.- I’m dreading to go back to work

2.1.- Tim dreaded his parents finding out.

2.2.- Tim dreaded that his parents find him out. (Is this sentence correct?)

3.1.- Jason denies that Susan has (had?) stolen the money.

3.2.- Jason denies that Susan stealing the money. (Is this sentence correct?)

4.1.- The company ceased trading at 6 pm today.

4.2.- The company ceased to trade at 6 pm today.

5.1.- The town ceased to exist.

5.2.- The town ceased existing.

6.1.- I appreciate commenting this thread.

6.2.- I appreciate to comment this thread.

7.1.- She evades paying my money.

7.2.- She evades to pay my money.

Do you always have people wait so long?

8.1 I don’t mind people waiting for me.

8.2 I don’t mind that people is waiting for me.

8.3 I don’t mind being waited.

Sorry to keep you waiting so long!

9.1 I don’t mind people keeping me waiting.

9.2 I don’t mind that people is keeping waiting me.

9.3 I don’t mind being kept waiting.

And, finally, I think that following sentences mean different things. Am I right?:

I highly appreciate meeting that woman. (I met that woman and I appreciate that)

I highly appreciate to meet that woman. (I don’t meet that woman yet and I highly want to)

Thanks a lot in advance,

Eladio
  

Top answer

- Tim dreaded that his parents find him out . (Is this sentence correct? - Jason denies that Susan stealing the money.

— Nona the brit

  • - Tim dreaded that his parents find him out .
  • (Is this sentence correct?
  • - Jason denies that Susan stealing the money.
  • 2 not correct.
  • - The company ceased to trade at 6 pm today.
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1.1.- I'm dreading going back to work and 1.2.- I’m dreading having to go back to work (could be the same meaning but in 1.1 it is definite that they are going back to work whereas in 1.2 they could be dreading the mere thought of having to go back)

2.1.- Tim dreaded his parents finding out and 2.2.- Tim dreaded that his parents find him out. (Is
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Thank you nona the brit. Now I got these kind of constructs. It's been very kind of you such detailed comments.

Eladio
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Please, nona the brit, tell me. Is it the same to say:

Many people living in cities would actually prefer to live in the country.

Many people living in cities would actually prefer living in the country.

Chantal prefers to travel by train.

Chantal prefers traveling by train.

Eladio
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nona the brit,

Here I am, again. Don’t be angry with me, please.

So, you wrote:

I don’t mind people waiting for me. (ok)

I don’t mind that people are waiting for me. (ok)

I don’t mind being waited. (incorrect)

Please tell me, what’s the correct passive for these first two sentences?

Second doubt. You wrote:
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I'm not Nona, but I'll try too.

In your "prefer to wait" and "prefer waiting" or "prefer to live" and "prefer liviing" - there are some who may tell you that there is a difference, but to the average native speaker, there is very little difference in meaning.

It's hard to make your sentences into the passive - and I don't know why you'd want to. "I don't mind that I am being wait
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