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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

"He Gave him" or "He Gave to Him"

Which one is the correct tense, "He Gave him" or "He Gave to Him"?
  

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The sentence is past tense. They are not correct because they do not have an object. He gave him an apple.

  • The sentence is past tense.
  • They are not correct because they do not have an object.
  • He gave him an apple.
  • He gave an apple to him.
  • If you are talking about slavery (or perhaps marriage), then I suppose a person can be given to someone else.
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The sentence is past tense.
They are not correct because they do not have an object.

He gave him an apple.
He gave an apple to him.

If you are talking about slavery (or perhaps marriage), then I suppose a person can be given to someone else.

Marcellus was a Roman slave, owned by Tiberius.
Tiberius gave him to Brutus.
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AnonymousWhich one is the correct tense word order, "He Gave him" or "He Gave to Him"?
They both have the same tense. Past tense. Gave.

These are not complete sentences.

Use 'to' if you put the thing given right after 'gave'. He gave [some money] to him.
Don't use 'to' if yo

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