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katsu
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 Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 9:27 am Post subject: Grammar Question: Identify and explain this sentence |
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I am a bit confused about the tense/grammar point of the following sentence:
"We like trying new things"
It's in the simple tense, but not sure what exactly it is. Is it in the present simple? (the confusing part is the -ing), is it a gerund? is it in the present continuous? It looks like a mix of present simple and present continuous.
I'm confused. What it is, and how to explain what it is grammatically. |
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12ax7
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katsu
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| Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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thank you!  |
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dbswjdgh27
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| Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 8:55 pm Post subject: Re: Grammar Question: Identify and explain this sentence |
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| katsu wrote: |
I am a bit confused about the tense/grammar point of the following sentence:
"We like trying new things"
It's in the simple tense, but not sure what exactly it is. Is it in the present simple? (the confusing part is the -ing), is it a gerund? is it in the present continuous? It looks like a mix of present simple and present continuous.
I'm confused. What it is, and how to explain what it is grammatically. |
like the guy above me said simple present + a gerund
With the verb like there can be a gerund or an infinitive
eg I like to read I like reading. They both have the same meaning.
But some verbs can only have a geruns such as finish. Example I finished doing my homework. Can't really say the following. I finished to do my homework. There are verbs that only take infinitives as well. And some verb take both but have different meanings. Such as stop. I stopped watching tTVs. And I stopped to watch TVs. The verb would like only accepts an infinitive after it. I would like to use this forum. |
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katsu
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| Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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yes, i got it. thanks. i read up on it and understand it now.
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