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I'm struggling to understand the application of the 2 verb rule regarding the following sentences:

  1. I kept trying.
  2. I kept trying to leave.

In the 1st sentence, why is the verb 'to try' not in the infinitive form? As for the 2nd sentence, why is the 3rd verb, 'to leave' in infinitive form instead of the verb 'to try'?

The 2 verb rules states that the second verb following the first in a sentence is written in the infinitive form. For example: I like to sleep. So the 1st verb 'to like' is conjugated whereas the 2nd verb 'to sleep' is left in its infinitive form.

I'm struggling to understand the application of the 2 verb rule regarding the following sentences:

  1. I kept trying.
  2. I kept trying to leave.

In the 1st sentence, why is the verb 'to try' not in the infinitive form? As for the 2nd sentence, why is the 3rd verb, 'to leave' in infinitive form instead of the verb 'to try'?

I'm struggling to understand the application of the 2 verb rule regarding the following sentences:

  1. I kept trying.
  2. I kept trying to leave.

In the 1st sentence, why is the verb 'to try' not in the infinitive form? As for the 2nd sentence, why is the 3rd verb, 'to leave' in infinitive form instead of the verb 'to try'?

The 2 verb rules states that the second verb following the first in a sentence is written in the infinitive form. For example: I like to sleep. So the 1st verb 'to like' is conjugated whereas the 2nd verb 'to sleep' is left in its infinitive form.

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Application of the 2 verb rule

I'm struggling to understand the application of the 2 verb rule regarding the following sentences:

  1. I kept trying.
  2. I kept trying to leave.

In the 1st sentence, why is the verb 'to try' not in the infinitive form? As for the 2nd sentence, why is the 3rd verb, 'to leave' in infinitive form instead of the verb 'to try'?