Is this English gramatically correct:


I will not spend my Valentine's Day with you, without having bought a new dress.

its WRONG

tope2000:

its WRONG

Tope, can you please teach me the right grammar, i would appreciate it

glorina:

Is this English gramatically correct:


I will not spend my Valentine's Day with you, without having bought a new dress.

I will not spend my Valentine's Day with you, without buying a new dress.

I am about sending a text to my bf, but i'm not sure of the sentence.

Thankx but i'm still confused,

when do you use without having bought a new dress,

glorina:

I am about sending a text to my bf, but i'm not sure of the sentence.

Thankx but i'm still confused,

when do you use without having bought a new dress,

You and confusion are best of friends!!

glorina:

I am about sending a text to my bf, but i'm not sure of the sentence.

Thankx but i'm still confused,

when do you use without having bought a new dress,

Did u bunk english class
bought is a PAST TENSE - Go figure

tope2000:

Did u bunk english class
bought is a PAST TENSE - Go figure

I was thinking the same thing too until i saw this on the web:

Being a midwife without having given birth

http://midwifery.tribe.net/thread/bde2962f-ddfb-4a10-bb6f-8fa9c99f881f

glorina:

I was thinking the same thing too until i saw this on the web:

Being a midwife without having given birth

http://midwifery.tribe.net/thread/bde2962f-ddfb-4a10-bb6f-8fa9c99f881f

GIVEN is not a past tense of GIVE dear
GIVEN is a past participle of GIVE (ITS A VERB)

I dnt know if u get

yes but bought is also a past participle:

I bought a romantic dinner dress is past tense

I have bought a romantic dinner dress is past participle

That's the whole confusion Even tho' i didn't bunk English class

glorina:

yes but bought is also a past participle:

True but it is also a past tense

I bought a romantic dinner dress is past tense

I have bought a romantic dinner dress is past participle

That's the whole confusion Even tho' i didn't bunk English class

well the way u used above is wrong sha.

I think it's better to start a sentence with 'Having bought' but you won't be able to use it in your case because it will later take place in the future.
Example: Having bought a motorcycle he drove home = He bought a motorcycle and drove home.

romance and English lessons

Just text your man and tell him dear.

I will not spent valentines day with you if you don't buy me a bleeping new dress. Enough with the English grammer, take that to ENG 101 class

What the heck?

@Tope

It's getting clearer now,
I now understand that having bought is used to describe past events

e.g. My excellent hubby and i already have 4 kids so we don't wanna make any more babies

Having had 4 kids, we have decided not to have any more babies

Thanx y'all

If that[b] boy don't [/b] love you by now, he will never ever love you.

Haba Daphoenix, do you want to start your own English 101?

That english is very wrong, don't send it o, ur boyfriend will laugh at u o.

too mush engalish

dey cause hedak

patwhizkid:

That english is very wrong, don't send it o, ur boyfriend will laugh at u o.

I already sent it.

thanx anyways

What wont i read on Nairaland?

Ur omode's ikebe

There ar way too many threads on valentine,its obvious some ppl are craving for dates (mugus)
Pray hard

Money

jamace:

Haba Daphoenix, do you want to start your own English 101?

Seems like you want some of my attention.

@ poster ,Ehhh, so if he no buy you dress, you no go follow am jollificate eh?

WOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!!!

@ poster

its i will not spend valentine's day with you without HAVEN bought me the dress.
(pls do not confuse with HAVEN - a safe place)

having could be used in "i like eating my cake and having it" or "they are having a ball"

when you use 'have'in past participle as in above, then its HAVEN not the -ing form HAVING.


em by the way Daphoenix's signage - "if that boy don't love you now, he will never love you" is american english.
the general acceptability of it is still doubtful.

class full of too many teachers,