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Navitasan Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Known someone to

Which are correct:

1) Have you known someone to lose all his money in Las Vegas?
2) I have known someone to lose all his money in Las Vegas.

3) I knew someone to gamble a lot.

4) I know someone to gamble a lot.

Gratefully,
Navi.
  

Top answer

1 and 2 are correct. “have…known to lose” 3 and 4 should follow same pattern. ”

  • 1 and 2 are correct.
  • “have…known to lose” 3 and 4 should follow same pattern.
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1 and 2 are correct. “have…known to lose”
3 and 4 should follow same pattern.
“I have known someone to gamble a lot.”
More common would be “I have known him to gamble a lot.” or “I have known people to gamble a lot in Las Vegas.”

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