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Kumenglish Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

For played well

“He deserves a pat on the back for played(or)playing well”

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You can't place a past simple verb after a preposition. It must be a "playing". You can also use "Having played well".

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  • You can't place a past simple verb after a preposition.
  • It must be a "playing".
  • You can also use "Having played well".
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You can't place a past simple verb after a preposition. It must be a "playing". You can also use "Having played well".

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He deserves a pat on the back for played / playing well.

Of the two alternants, only the non-finite gerund-participial clause playing well is possible.

The past tense verb played when used alone can't satisfy the complement requirement of the preposition "for", which here requires an NP, a non-finite clause, or a finite clause with

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