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Thank You for showed us London. (past tense)

FCarv · Accepted Answer

Suggestion:

Thank you for having shown us London.

Mumu · Answer

Somebody told me that the right form is: Thank you for showing us London. But it seems to me present tense.

Mumu · Answer

FCarvSuggestion:Thank you for having shown us London.

Why to use this form and what is the difference?

Enoon · Answer

MumuSomebody told me that the right form is: Thank you for showing us London. But it seems to me present tense.

Your form is right. FCarv's is also right, but perhaps a tad fussy. Your form is present tense, and you could say that while they were showing you London, but you would also say it after they had shown it to you.

Mumu · Answer

enoon Your form is present tense, ...

I ask about "Thank you for showed us London." It is right or not?

FCarv · Answer

MumuI ask about "Thank you for showed us London." It is right or not?

In my opinion is not correct. But I can't really explain why.
My apologies.

Henry74 · Answer

MumuI ask about "Thank you for showed us London." It is right or not?

Thank you for showed is incorrect.

When you have [preposition] + [verb], the verb must take the progressive form.

- I'm sick of listening to you.
- She's good at playing tennis.
- I'm looking forward to meeting you.

A way to look at it would be to think of the verb, or the verbal phrase, as if taking the place of a noun.
- She's good at [something] --> She's good at tennis; She's good at deceiving people.

Similarly to what happens when a verb is functioning as a subject.
- [something] is good for your health. --> Apples are good for your health; Swimming is good for your health.

I'm sure this was not how a grammarian would have expressed him or herself, but I thought the comparison might help, however poorly worded.

H.

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