Timeline for Verb after "would you mind..?"
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| Jan 31, 2014 at 13:47 | comment | added | JMB | Nope. "I thought about proposing... = I considered proposing". "Think to" as a general rule, only exists in the past: "He never thought to check out the identity of the supposed salesman". | |
| Jan 31, 2014 at 12:17 | comment | added | Maulik V | And what about its past tense? I thought to propose... Does think there takes 'to'? | |
| Jan 30, 2014 at 14:32 | comment | added | JMB | No! "Think to + verb" is a very rare construction! The most common form for "think" is "think of doing" or "think about doing". Read up on the difference between "of" and "about" for the finer points. Example 1 should be: I'm thinking of proposing to her this Valentine's Day." | |
| Jan 30, 2014 at 12:01 | comment | added | Maulik V | Got stuck! The verb 'think' takes Verb + preposition + verb +ing as its pattern. What about I'm thinking to propose her this Valentines Day.; I'm thinking to bring him here tonight sounds better than I'm thinking to proposing... or I'm thinking to bringing .... | |
| Jan 30, 2014 at 11:39 | comment | added | Maulik V | Indeed. Consider it done. I'm sincere ;) | |
| Jan 30, 2014 at 11:23 | comment | added | JMB | No worries. I'm sure there are plenty more on the Internet. FYI: There are 5 Verb Patterns. I recommend learning 5 (common) verbs for each pattern to get you used to using them. | |
| Jan 30, 2014 at 11:16 | comment | added | Maulik V | +1 for the Verb Pattern link. This is so useful. I always wanted it! | |
| Jan 30, 2014 at 10:48 | vote | accept | nkm | ||
| Jan 30, 2014 at 10:34 | history | answered | JMB | CC BY-SA 3.0 |