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Tryingtolearn Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

To play vs playng

The question was:

He enjoys _____________________ football.

A. play
B. to play
C. playing

Both the esl students I am trying to help put B. to play.
Of course, I know the answer is C. playing

but . . .

How do I explain why that is the answer?

Thank You
  

Top answer

After the verb "enjoy", it is always the gerund form . This is the insanity of English. Let's pretend for a second that the main verb was " he likes " , then the answer can be either A or B.

— Dimsumexpress

  • After the verb "enjoy", it is always the gerund form .
  • This is the insanity of English.
  • Let's pretend for a second that the main verb was " he likes " , then the answer can be either A or B.
  • That said, with the verb "enjoy", it is different and y ou can carve this in stone.
  • when we "enjoy" something, that something is a noun, and "playing" is a gerund which is the noun form of a verb as in your sentence.
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After the verb "enjoy", it is always the gerund form. This is the insanity of English.
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