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Mbouti Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

V+ing & to+v

Dear

I have got some questions that I don't understand. Please help me to understand below question.

1. I 'm sorry, but I haven't got time to talk/ for talking to you now.

2. Diy you use a dictionary to translate/ for translating the letter?

3. Shall I phone the restaurant to reserve/for reserving a talbe?

I have all scored with "to + v" on the above questions.

But I am still wandering why we can not use "for+v~ing" on the above questions.

Thanks in advance.

mbouti
  

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You would be understood if you used "for + v ~ing" on those, but that's not the way that native speakers say it. You need to use the same ways of speaking that native speakers use; otherwise you won't sound like you're speaking correct English. ) CJ

— CalifJim

  • You would be understood if you used "for + v ~ing" on those, but that's not the way that native speakers say it.
  • You need to use the same ways of speaking that native speakers use; otherwise you won't sound like you're speaking correct English.
  • ) CJ
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You would be understood if you used "for + v ~ing" on those, but that's not the way that native speakers say it. You need to use the same ways of speaking that native speakers use; otherwise you won't sound like you're speaking correct English. (There is no logical reason that I know of.)

CJ
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