i felt so guilty for almost getting him arrested
I felt so guilty for him almost having been arrested
I felt so guilty for almost having got him arrested
etc. etc. etc.
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!!
please help!
thanks.xx
2007-11-06 08:16:41 · 26 answers · asked by fragile 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
ok, it's for a story.
"a halloween never to be forgotten was that of two years ago when he snuck inot my back garden in an attempt to scare me, he succeeded! I felt so guilty............."
2007-11-06 08:23:21 · update #1
thanks for all the better suggestions from everyone. I can stop going insane now.lol
pebbles, for some reason, that sentence just hit the nail right on the head!! thanks
2007-11-06 08:28:13 · update #2
gg, this is just a very short story that I needs a memory in it to explain the rest of the story....thanks for the edited paragraph :)
2007-11-06 08:31:36 · update #3
what is up with my English tonight? I can't even type properly....huh, I think I need rest!
2007-11-06 08:32:20 · update #4
His near arrest left me full of guilt.
2007-11-06 08:22:52 · answer #1 · answered by Max Power says relax 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your first statement was correct.
My most memorable Halloween occured two years ago. Attempting to scare me, he snuck into my back garden. He succeeded! I felt so guilty for almost getting him arrested......
However, the paragraph lacks much important info. Is this the intro paragraph? Who is "he"? How did he succeed in scaring you? When did the almost getting him arrested part happen in the story.....(do you plan on telling the rest of the story throughout your book/paper?)
2007-11-06 08:28:46 · answer #2 · answered by gg 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"I felt so guilty for almost getting him arrested" or "I felt so guilty for having almost gotten him arrested" would be acceptable. I think the first is preferable because it's simpler.
Another possibility is, "I felt so guilty because I had almost gotten him arrested." This is probably the most grammatically correct version, due to the appropriate use of the past perfect tense to indicate that the near-arrest occurred prior to the feeling of guilt.
2007-11-06 08:31:24 · answer #3 · answered by ConcernedCitizen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest 'I felt so guilty about almost getting him arrested.' The word 'for' is what doesn't sound quite right in your first example. Depends exactly what you're trying to say, though.
2007-11-06 08:24:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I felt so guilty for almost having him arrested
2007-11-06 08:19:39 · answer #5 · answered by UBen564 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I felt so guilty for almost having him arrested?
2007-11-06 08:21:13 · answer #6 · answered by Gavin T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For him almost getting arrested,I felt so guilty.
2007-11-06 08:20:50 · answer #7 · answered by mrs_pipesmoker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I felt so guilty because I had almost got him arrested.
2007-11-06 08:20:49 · answer #8 · answered by mad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about,
I almost had him arrested and I felt so guilty.
2007-11-06 08:32:09 · answer #9 · answered by Sally Anne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel guilty that I almost got him arrested.
2007-11-06 08:20:46 · answer #10 · answered by Chloe 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i felt so guilty because I almost got him arrested
2007-11-06 08:30:24 · answer #11 · answered by catmob 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋