"I had trouble _______ a car in the snow?"
1. to drive / 2. driving
Which is grammatically right and why? Actually I am clumsy at grammar, so please help.
2007-02-13 01:02:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
OK, here are the meanings you would get:
1. "I had trouble to drive a car in the snow" means "I had trouble in order to drive a car in the snow"
2. "I had trouble driving a car in the snow" means "While driving a car in the snow I had trouble."
2 is correct, of course.
2007-02-13 01:09:06 · answer #1 · answered by Eager2learn 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I" had trouble driving the car in the snow" is correct. You are using the past tense, so you need to use the participle "driving". "To drive is the infinitive. You use "to drive" when you say : I want to drive, I have to drive, I know how to drive, I am going to drive, I need to drive.
2007-02-13 01:19:21 · answer #2 · answered by True Blue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Driving....past tense of drive
2007-02-13 01:10:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Driving" is correct because we are talking about a general thing.
"to drive" is in correct because it doesn't make any sense and to make something is used in different sentences like it is hard to make a cake...
2007-02-13 01:10:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
driving
2007-02-13 01:11:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
driving
2007-02-13 01:09:46 · answer #6 · answered by Xiomy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
driving
Because the "-ing" form goes with "to have trouble". Sorry, it just does.
2007-02-13 01:08:42 · answer #7 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think eaither one is ok.
2007-02-13 01:11:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋