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Wisdom27 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

past or present

Dear all.
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I gave him.
I wrote.
I explained to him.

I gave him write and explained..
I gave him wrote and explained.
I gave him write and explain.
In this sentence, should we use past of verb or bare infinitive?
Thank you.
  

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"I gave him write" and "I gave him wrote" are both wrong. "I gave him" is also wrong by itself. You need to say what you gave him I am not certain what you are trying to say.

  • "I gave him write" and "I gave him wrote" are both wrong.
  • "I gave him" is also wrong by itself.
  • You need to say what you gave him I am not certain what you are trying to say.
  • Do you just mean "I wrote to him and explained"?
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"I gave him write" and "I gave him wrote" are both wrong.

"I gave him" is also wrong by itself. You need to say what you gave him

I am not certain what you are trying to say. Do you just mean "I wrote to him and explained"?
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I mean I explained to him about a topic and gave him written paper too.
What is the grammatical mistake in "I gave him"
We say; I gave him a pen.I gave him a gift. please explain this also.
Thank you..
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wisdom27I mean I explained to him about a topic and gave him written paper too.
"I explained a/the topic to him and also gave him a/the written paper" is grammatically correct English. However, depending on context, it may not be the natural way of expressing what you mean. For one thing, "written paper" would usually mean an examination paper. Is that wh
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I mean; to deliver a speech, I wrote in a paper and gave this to him and explained as well. It was not for me but one of my friends. That is why said. I gave him write and explained. From the grammar book I have studied one thing, which is;
Context
I saw.
He went out.
I saw him go out. likewise
I gave him write and explained
Thank you.
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"I saw him go out" is correct English. "I saw him write" is also correct English. "go (out)" and "write" are verbs.

In contrast, "I gave him ..." must be followed by a noun. "I gave him write" is always incorrect, in any context, because "write" is not a noun.

You could say "I gave him the written speech and explained it to him." That's assuming he will be reading your words.

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