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LouiST Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

tend to

Question,
Is it possible to say 'I slowly start tending to you' if I want to say that I'm kind of changing myself...

To clarify:
B is bad at English. A is basically good at it, but he started to make a lot of mistakes. (Like B does).
So is it possible to say:
'I slowly start tending to you'
'I am tending to you' or 'I tend to you'. ?

What do you think?
Thanks LS
  

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louiST is it possible No. "tend" is not used like that. It's normally used in the simple form (not the continuous), followed by the infinitive that tells what the subject is inclined to do.

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  • louiST is it possible No.
  • "tend" is not used like that.
  • It's normally used in the simple form (not the continuous), followed by the infinitive that tells what the subject is inclined to do.
  • Also, "have a tendency".
  • People tend to make mistakes when they're nervous.
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louiSTis it possible
No. "tend" is not used like that. It's normally used in the simple form (not the continuous), followed by the infinitive that tells what the subject is inclined to do. Also, "have a tendency".

People tend to make mistakes when they're nervous. / People have a tendency to make mistakes ....
Gary tends to be late f
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Ah haha oh, sorry. So I got the word totally wrong haha! Emotion: smile Thanks!
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"Tend to" (as a verb), aside from meaning "take care of", also means to move closer to. You could say "B is rubbing off on A" to mean that B is influencing A to make more mistakes.
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