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Gerunds vs Infinitives After Verbs
"I look forward to meet you" feels wrong for a reason — the gerund your sentence was missing
Gerunds vs Infinitives After Verbs
"I enjoy to play" or "I want playing"? Learn which verbs take which, and why
Present Participles & Participle Clauses
That 4:55 Friday sentence stacking clause after clause with -ing — how to tidy it without losing pace
Present Participles & Participle Clauses
That "-ing" clause you write without thinking — learn how to build it so it actually works
Past Participles (adjectives, reduced clauses)
"A broken laptop" and "staff invited to the meeting" — the past participles doing quiet, constant work
Past Participles (adjectives, reduced clauses)
"The window was broken" — turn passives into tight adjectives and clauses that pack more in
Causatives (have/get something done)
"I had the plumber in" versus "I got the contractor coming" — causatives and the tone they carry
Causatives (have/get something done)
Someone else fixes your bike, not you — the pattern that shows who really did the work
When Words Need to Match
Start here to see why words need to match, and which page fits your snag