0
Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

have a hard time (doing smth) / have a hard time with (smth)

For examlpe: have a hard time understanding algebra

In the phrase: "have a hard time understanding" was used verb "understand" in -ing form, but "understand" is state verb and don't has -ing fom. "Understanding" is noun, so it must be used in the phrase like this "have a hard time with understanding". However, Google by requests "have a hard time understanding" and "have a hard time with understanding" gave me many results, so i don't know now that which is more correct?
  

Top answer

Anonymous … but "understand" is a stative verb and doesn’t have an -ing fom. It does when it (or any other verb) functions as the complement of the phrase have [article] [adjective] time . , I’m not understanding any of this!

— RandomGuy

  • Anonymous … but "understand" is a stative verb and doesn’t have an -ing fom.
  • It does when it (or any other verb) functions as the complement of the phrase have [article] [adjective] time .
  • , I’m not understanding any of this!
  • Anonymous "Understanding" is noun No, it is a verb in your example.
  • Adding with only makes the sentence less natural.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

1 Answers
0
Anonymous… but "understand" is a stative verb and doesn’t have an -ing fom.
It does when it (or any other verb) functions as the complement of the phrase have [article] [adjective] time. Note that some "stative verbs" can occur in the progressive, and understand is one of them, e.g., I’m not understanding any of this!
Anon
0

Related Questions