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Kaito09 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Giving me vs Gave me (spanish sentence)

I have this sentence in spanish "Gracias por "darme" tan buenos consejos" (Thank you for giving me such a good advices) Why do we have to use "giving me" and not "gave me" ?

  

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kaito09 Thank you for giving me such a good advices advice. There is no plural of 'advice'. kaito09 Why do we have to use "giving me" and not "gave me" ?

— CalifJim

  • kaito09 Thank you for giving me such a good advices advice.
  • There is no plural of 'advice'.
  • kaito09 Why do we have to use "giving me" and not "gave me" ?
  • Rule: The verb form after a preposition ( for ) is always the -ing form.
  • You cannot use any other verb form after a preposition.
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kaito09Thank you for giving me such a good advices advice.

There is no plural of 'advice'.

kaito09Why do we have to use "giving me" and not "gave me" ?

Rule: The verb form after a preposition (for) is always the -ing form. You cannot use any other verb form after a preposition.

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