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miss manal
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PLEASE I AM CONFUSED
I KNOW THAT AFTER TO WE MUST WRITE AN INFINITIF VERB BUT WHAT ABOUT THIS
MY FATHER PROMISED ME LAST WEEK TO (GIVE OR GAVE) ME MONEY
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13 Nov 2009
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Ticas
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(...) to give me the money. That �s right! You need infinitive after "to". |
13 Nov 2009
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Loree83
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When you find a verb followed by to you should use the infinitive, so GIVE.
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13 Nov 2009
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douglas
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It �s "give" .
I think your confusion is in the "last week" being past tense. "Last week" applies to "promised" (which is in the past tense) and not to "give" (which is infinitive). |
13 Nov 2009
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maoopa
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Well said Douglas,
You basically use the past tense in the MAIN verb, which is promise. In this case TO GIVE is playing the role of a DIRECT OBJECT.
Mauro
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13 Nov 2009
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