was opposed to/opposed to

[Silverobama]

Hi,

The new management was opposed to all of us.
The new management opposed to all of us.

My tutor told me the first sentence is correct. But "oppose" is a verb, why couldn't the second one also be correct?

Thanks a lot

[billmcd]

Hi,

The new management was opposed to all of us.
The new management opposed to all of us.

My tutor told me the first sentence is correct. But "oppose" is a verb, why couldn't the second one also be correct?

Thanks a lot

Because the first is the past participle of the verb used as an adjective. If you wanted to use oppose as a verb you would have to say "The new management opposed us".