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SpoonfedBaby Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
the ING form of the verbs
Dear Tutors,
I have a problem using the "ING" form of the verbs. I have been lately making many mistakes when I use them.
I wrote "I couldn't find a webpage explicitly telling the equivalent of the English present perfect tense in French."
What is wrong with using the "ING" for of the verb tell? I don't understand why I need to change the "telling the equivalent of the English present perfect tense in French" of my sentence. I wanted to say I have looked on the Internet for the equivalent of the English Present Perfect tense in French. A native American English speaker changed my sentence to "I couldn't find a webpage that gives explicit information about the English/French present perfect tense equivalents."
I wrote "Once, I was so sick even after I thrown up I was still feeling nauseous. Before feeling well, I had to thrown up water."
But once again, I had to remove the "ING" verb. I have to say "Once, I was so sick even after I thrown up I was still feeling nauseous. I had to thrown up water and then I felt better."
Are these two cases similar? Are they the same kind of mistakes?
Thanks in advances
I have a problem using the "ING" form of the verbs. I have been lately making many mistakes when I use them.
I wrote "I couldn't find a webpage explicitly telling the equivalent of the English present perfect tense in French."
What is wrong with using the "ING" for of the verb tell? I don't understand why I need to change the "telling the equivalent of the English present perfect tense in French" of my sentence. I wanted to say I have looked on the Internet for the equivalent of the English Present Perfect tense in French. A native American English speaker changed my sentence to "I couldn't find a webpage that gives explicit information about the English/French present perfect tense equivalents."
I wrote "Once, I was so sick even after I thrown up I was still feeling nauseous. Before feeling well, I had to thrown up water."
But once again, I had to remove the "ING" verb. I have to say "Once, I was so sick even after I thrown up I was still feeling nauseous. I had to thrown up water and then I felt better."
Are these two cases similar? Are they the same kind of mistakes?
Thanks in advances
Top answer
In your first instance, I think it is the verb choice, not the verb form, that was objected to. I see nothing wrong, for instance, with: I couldn't find a webpage explicitly giving/showing/indicating/listing the equivalent of the English present perfect tense in French. The alternative sentence offered you is fine, but uses a different structure (the finite rather than the nonfinite clause).
- In your first instance, I think it is the verb choice, not the verb form, that was objected to.
- I see nothing wrong, for instance, with: I couldn't find a webpage explicitly giving/showing/indicating/listing the equivalent of the English present perfect tense in French.
- The alternative sentence offered you is fine, but uses a different structure (the finite rather than the nonfinite clause).
- In your second instance-- well, both your original sentences and the replacement sentences have several additional problems.
- Allow me to recast them: Once, I was so sick that I was still feeling nauseous even after I threw up.
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In your first instance, I think it is the verb choice, not the verb form, that was objected to. I see nothing wrong, for instance, with:
I couldn't find a webpage explicitly giving/showing/indicating/listing the equivalent of the English present perfect tense in French.
The alternative sentence offered you is fine, but uses a different structure (the finite ra
I couldn't find a webpage explicitly giving/showing/indicating/listing the equivalent of the English present perfect tense in French.
The alternative sentence offered you is fine, but uses a different structure (the finite ra
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I'm so happy to have a diagnostic for this problem. [<:o)]
Thank you so much, MrMicawber.
Thank you so much, MrMicawber.
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