
-Ing or infinitive after "help"? - WordReference Forums
2013年5月23日 · "I will help you in understanding the question" might pass. Or, "I will help you in coming to understand the question" is not bad. A better example of ing-form after the verb …
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2012年6月29日 · Hello, I know using "to" after "help" is optional and I have seen examples of using [verb + ing] after help. My problem is I don't know if the verb "help" istself has "ing", can …
EN: help + to-infinitive / bare infinitive / (in) V-ing
2008年12月18日 · On ne peut dire que to help [someone] (to) do something, donc un bare infinitive ou un to-infinitive. Le gérondif n'est pas possible. Par exemple, on dirait Charitable …
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2017年5月3日 · I'll help you paint the fence. So perhaps the ing-form has more of an idea of things getting easier and the infinitive has more an idea of direct assistance. This is a …
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2010年6月1日 · Well, I don't think there is an agent, since "figuring" is a gerund, that is, a verbal form that functions as a noun (in Japanese, I think this would be the V-no construction : ex. 働 …
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2007年9月26日 · When he said that, I couldn't help laughing. Cuando dijo eso, no pude menos de reir. (no pude evitar el reir - se dice?) The use of "to help" which Ana_Fi refers to is the …
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2019年4月28日 · The office is where people help in/for/with getting visas. The expressions I have bolded are okay, but the meaning isn't clear in some of the sentences. (e.g. We don't "make" a …
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2007年1月10日 · can't help + verb (ing form) and this other one (I'm sure I've read it somewhere) can't help + but + verb (present /past). Is the second one correct? Do they mean the same …
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2025年2月11日 · Hi everyone, I recently watched a video by a non-native English teacher who was trying to teach the structure "can't help + -ing," and I wanted to get your thoughts on …
the difference between couldn't help ing/can't help ing
2022年12月20日 · What is the difference between couldn't help ing/can't help ing ex. I couldn't help noticing that you look tired. In this sentence, why did the writer use 'could'? Considering …