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Kallag Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Past Tense Vs. Gerund

So I came across with a sentence that I was confused about. It says:

"The RCHT" said it was disappointed and considering an appeal."

Why is considering is not considered? I thought that the verb disappoint has to be in the same tense as consider.

Someone please explain this.

Thanks,
K
  

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kallag Why is considering is not considered? Because they are still in the process of thinking about an appeal. ) kallag I thought that the verb disappoint has to be in the same tense as consider.

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  • kallag Why is considering is not considered?
  • Because they are still in the process of thinking about an appeal.
  • ) kallag I thought that the verb disappoint has to be in the same tense as consider.
  • Disappointed is an adjective.
  • It is not an inflected verb.
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kallagWhy is considering is not considered?
Because they are still in the process of thinking about an appeal.

If you use the past participle, then this would be correct:

The RCHT said it was disappointed and had considered an appeal." (The made their decision about the appeal in the past.)
kallag I thought tha
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Thanks for the clarification, but in what circumstances can we also use this type of sentence: "it was disappointing." with an -ing at the end for the adjective?

K
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kallag"it was disappointing."
eg.
My new computer was very disappointing.
Their first album was fantastic but their live shows were disappointing.
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