What tense of verb directly after 'hence' is correct if I don't want to use a complete phrase.
hence + 'infinitive'?
hence + gerunde?
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(1) As the other posters have told you, one uses
neither an infinitive
nor a gerund after the adverb "hence."
(2) If you will check any good dictionaries on the Web, you will find sentences that show you the correct use of this word.
(3) Sometimes it means "therefore":
You have questions about English; hence, you come to
usingenglish.com.
(4) Sometimes, "from this source":
She grew up in Colorado; hence her interest in mountain climbing. [Colorado has many mountains.] This sentence is credited to
A Dictionary of Modern American Usage by Mr. Bryan A. Garner.
(5) Sometimes, "from now":
Ten months hence, Americans will elect a president.
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I did find this archaic (super old) example of "hence" when it means "from here":
Hence,
be gone!
I guess that it means something like "Leave this place!"
Source:
The New Oxford American Dictionary.
P.S. Please remember: do not speak/write like this in the year 2012. People will think that you are weird (strange)!