Hi,
I've read this sentence:
"There are three things I have learned NEVER to discuss with peple: religion, polictics and the Great Pumpkin".
My question is can we use NEVER TO DO something? (I looked up in the dictionaries, I just found NEVER DO, without TO).
Thanks.
The use of NEVER
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Re: The use of NEVER
I hope never to see her again.
You are advised never to go there.
You should never see her again.
You must never go there again.
Can you spot the difference?
You are advised never to go there.
You should never see her again.
You must never go there again.
Can you spot the difference?
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Re: The use of NEVER
Thanks for your reply.
Please correct me if I am wrong:
We use "Never to do" when we want to say about something we may not do in the future but we are not sure.
Am I right?
Please correct me if I am wrong:
We use "Never to do" when we want to say about something we may not do in the future but we are not sure.
Am I right?
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Re: The use of NEVER
Trying to understand, I looked for some sentences with "NEVER TO..." on the net. Most of them are things to do in the future like lesson one has learned, desires, etc.
But I also found this "She was exellent in pure mathematics, though she seems never to have enjoyed it much".
Please explain the use or tell me the rule of NEVER.
Thanks in advance.
But I also found this "She was exellent in pure mathematics, though she seems never to have enjoyed it much".
Please explain the use or tell me the rule of NEVER.
Thanks in advance.
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Re: The use of NEVER
How would you say these sentences if you omitted NEVER?
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Re: The use of NEVER
hope, advise
should, must
What's the difference?
should, must
What's the difference?
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Re: The use of NEVER
I learned to swim.Jeansmal wrote: ↑Fri Jul 13, 2018 5:11 amHi,
I've read this sentence:
"There are three things I have learned NEVER to discuss with peple: religion, polictics and the Great Pumpkin".
My question is can we use NEVER TO DO something? (I looked up in the dictionaries, I just found NEVER DO, without TO).
I never learned to swim. NEVER DO
I learned always to argue.
I learned never to argue. NEVER TO DO
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Re: The use of NEVER
Wow! Clear enough. I got it.
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.
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Re: The use of NEVER
Excellent Feel free to ask any further questions (in a separate topic).
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