[Grammar] All I had to do was to write/was write/was writing.

[saloom2]

Hello everyone,

I am asking about if it's "was to write/was write/was writing"? and why, please? because I don't get it at all. And if it needs studying in order to figure it out very well, please tell me the rule's name or a site I can study from.


All I had to do was to write a letter/ was write a letter/ was writing a letter.

Thanks in advance.

 

[5jj]

Re: All I had to do is to write/is write/is writing.

All I had to do was to write a letter.
All I had to do was write a letter.
[STRIKE]All I had to do was to writing a letter[/STRIKE].
[STRIKE]All I had to do was writing a letter[/STRIKE].

 

[saloom2]

Re: All I had to do is to write/is write/is writing.

First off, sorry about the typo. Why did you opt for the first two ones?

 

[5jj]

Re: All I had to do is to write/is write/is writing.

Look at underlined.

do ... write :tick:
to do ... to write :tick:
(to) do ... writing :cross:

 

[saloom2]

Re: All I had to do is to write/is write/is writing.

Where's the underlined, though?

 

[emsr2d2]

Re: All I had to do is to write/is write/is writing.

All I had to do was to write a letter.
All I had to do was write a letter.
[STRIKE]All I had to do was to writing a letter[/STRIKE].
[STRIKE]All I had to do was writing a letter[/STRIKE].

In red are the words which were clearly underlined in 5jj's post.

 

[Raymott]

Re: All I had to do is to write/is write/is writing.

All I had to do was to write a letter.
All I had to do was write a letter.
[STRIKE]All I had to do was to writing a letter[/STRIKE].
[STRIKE]All I had to do was writing a letter[/STRIKE].

You did all that without the strikeout button? I'm missing it. (I know you can code it manually)

 

[5jj]

Re: All I had to do is to write/is write/is writing.

You did all that without the strikeout button? I'm missing it. (I know you can code it manually)

You have to GO ADVANCED. I am trying to train myself to do it before I start writing a response. The advantage is that you get a fuller selection of buttons; the disadvantage is that you lose sight of all the other posts in the thread.

 

[emsr2d2]

Re: All I had to do is to write/is write/is writing.

If I know I'm going to need to use the strikethrough quite a lot (ie in Editing and Writing Topics), I hit Go Advanced straight away. If I'm only going to need it four or five times, I code it manually. It would be great to get that one button back in the non-advanced toolbar.

 

[5jj]

Re: All I had to do is to write/is write/is writing.

I've just bumped the thread about it in the Support Area. Red 5 may be able to help.