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
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.
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After the verb "enjoy", it is always the gerund form. This is the insanity of English.
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