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Marold Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Regret + verb forms
1a) "He bitterly regretted ever having mentioned it." - He regretted in the past something he had mentioned and shouldn't have done so
1b) "He bitterly regrets ever mentioning it." - He regrets it in the present about having mentioned something in the past
(I am pretty sure about these sentences. Well, let's move on.)
1b) "He bitterly regrets ever mentioning it." He regrets it in the present about having mentioned something in the past
2a) "He bitterly regrets ever having mentioned it." - What is the difference between this sentence and the one above (1b)? Could you please write the same explanation like in the other sentences so that I could comprehend it well?
Thank you in advance.
1b) "He bitterly regrets ever mentioning it." - He regrets it in the present about having mentioned something in the past
(I am pretty sure about these sentences. Well, let's move on.)
1b) "He bitterly regrets ever mentioning it." He regrets it in the present about having mentioned something in the past
2a) "He bitterly regrets ever having mentioned it." - What is the difference between this sentence and the one above (1b)? Could you please write the same explanation like in the other sentences so that I could comprehend it well?
Thank you in advance.
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" - What is the difference between this sentence and the one above (1b)? Could you please write the same explanation like in the other sentences so that I could comprehend it well? -- There is no real difference: two ways of saying the same thing.
- " - What is the difference between this sentence and the one above (1b)?
- Could you please write the same explanation like in the other sentences so that I could comprehend it well?
- -- There is no real difference: two ways of saying the same thing.
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2a) "He bitterly regrets ever having mentioned it." - What is the difference between this sentence and the one above (1b)? Could you please write the same explanation like in the other sentences so that I could comprehend it well? -- There is no real difference: two ways of saying the same thing.
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