Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
English grammar
Is this correctly said? ''I remember those moments when you sang instead of talking; when you danced instead of walking.''
I feel like that past + gerund is a bit off, but I cannot come with better alternatives.
Is it correct like that?
I feel like that past + gerund is a bit off, but I cannot come with better alternatives.
Is it correct like that?
Top answer
Anonymous I feel like that past + gerund is a bit off It's not off. After a preposition (( instead) of ) you have no other choice but to use the -ing form if you want a verb there. instead of going; instead of singing; instead of jumping; instead of drinking; ...
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AnonymousI feel like that past + gerund is a bit offIt's not off. After a preposition ((instead) of) you have no other choice but to use the -ing form if you want a verb there.
instead of going; instead of singing; instead of jumping; instead of drinking; ...
Gerunds have no tense; that is, they are non-finite forms. T
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