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Khoshtip Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

past tense

Is the sentence below correct?

She never expected him to went to that bad place.
  

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khoshtip She never expected him to went go to that bad place. The underlined form is an infinitive. It is the main verb that changes tense, not the infinitive that follows.

— Fivejedjon

  • khoshtip She never expected him to went go to that bad place.
  • The underlined form is an infinitive.
  • It is the main verb that changes tense, not the infinitive that follows.
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khoshtipShe never expected him to went go to that bad place.
The underlined form is an infinitive. It is the main verb that changes tense, not the infinitive that follows.
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What about this: She never expected (that) you went to that bad place.
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khoshtipWhat about this: She never expected (that) you went would go to that bad place.
You want "would go" in this case.

I expect you will ... / I expect you to ...
I expected you would ... / I expected you to ...

Since the infinitive (to ...) is a non-finite form, it do
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So both of these are correct, right?

She never expected him to go to that bad place.
She never expected he would go to that bad place. (Here "that" is implied).
CalifJimSince the infinitive (to ...) is a non-finite form,
Would you explain it some more please?
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khoshtipSo both of these are correct, right?She never expected him to go to that bad place.She never expected he would go to that bad place. (Here "that" is implied).
Yes. They are correct. (You may, of course, include 'that' in the second sentence.)
khoshtipCalifJimSince the infinitive (to ...) is a non-finite form,Would you explain
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