ringu20
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- May 12, 2019
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- Student or Learner
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- Turkish
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- Turkey
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- Turkey
I am happy now that I finished the project.
I am happy now to have finished the project.
Neil denies that he broke window, but I'm sure he did.
Neil denies breaking window.
In the first example, since there is a time difference, the past form of the infinitive is used. But in the second example, although there is a simple present/past simple difference just like the first example, the past form of the gerund isn't used.
I don't understand why?
I am happy now to have finished the project.
Neil denies that he broke window, but I'm sure he did.
Neil denies breaking window.
In the first example, since there is a time difference, the past form of the infinitive is used. But in the second example, although there is a simple present/past simple difference just like the first example, the past form of the gerund isn't used.
I don't understand why?