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BW2/3 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

providing/provided

0TimesSelect is a service from The New York Times01i01b00 providing02b02i00 exclusive online access to Op-Ed columnists. 02br
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0 If one wanted to say that it provided at one time, but no longer does, one must say:02br 00TimeSelect is a service from New York Times that provided (or used to provide)... 0-

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  • 0 If one wanted to say that it provided at one time, but no longer does, one must say:02br 00TimeSelect is a service from New York Times that provided (or used to provide)...
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0 If one wanted to say that it provided at one time, but no longer does, one must say:02br
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0 With 01i00providing02i00, The NYT provides online access to someone else.02br
00 With 01i00provided02i00, someone else provides online access to The NYT.02br
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00 (The 01i00-ing02i00 form is active; the 01i00-ed/-en02i00 form is passive.)02br
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hey, folks!
What does provided and providing mean??
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Hi,

TimesSelect is a service from The New York Times providing exclusive online access to Op-Ed columnists.

Can I change 'providing' to 'provided'?

If not, why? Because the word indicates an action, just as when we say 'I saw a man walking down th street'.
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So provided and providing are interchangeble?
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Hi,

So provided and providing are interchangeble?

Yes, if the intended meaning is 'specifying a condition'. This was not the case in your original example about TimeSelect.

Best wishes, Clive
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Now, I got it!
thanks Clive
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