How about you do/doing smth.

How about you break out tonight.

This one is correct.

How about you breaking out tonight

This one is incorrect.

Hi,

These structures seem reasonable:

1. How about doing something?

2. How about someone do something?

How about breaking out?

How about you break out tonight?

Regards

Thanks, but I don't quite understand why we use present simple here. Please, could you tell me more about that construction?

Hi,

These structures denote a suggestion. No special constructions, unfortunately.

How about you go to the amusement park?

He suggested I go to the amusement park.

Regards

Ok, thanks. I'm sorry but shouldn't it be He suggested me go to the amusement park?

fattyshank...but shouldn't it be 'He suggested me go to the amusement park?'

Hi,

No. English is hard sometimes (many times).

Regards

So, we can use only I in that case? What about He suggested me this ?

fattyshankWhat about 'He suggested me this'?

Hi,

I don't know what this is referring to, so I'll provide you another example.

You can't say 'He suggested me a book', for example. Instead, you should say 'He suggested a book'.

Regards

But how could I highlight that he suggested a book just to me? Can't we say to me at all? Then how? Thank you.

poppymanBut how could I highlight that he suggested a book just to me? Can't we say to me at all? Then how? Thank you.

Hi,

He suggested a book that I might want to try.

He offered a book to me.

Regards