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English Grammar and Usage Problems => Use and Misuse => Topic started by: solid9 on September 23, 2016, 06:30:11 AM

Title: hold vs held?
Post by: solid9 on September 23, 2016, 06:30:11 AM: Which is correct below?

It will be hold.
or
It will be held.

and why?

Thanks in advance
Title: Re: hold vs held?
Post by: Michael E. Galario on September 23, 2016, 09:34:29 AM: Hi solid9,

The correct verb form to use is "held".

So, the sentence should be rendered as: " It will be held.

Analysis:

1. The sentence you provided is in the passive structure.
2. It's tense is in the simple future.

   See example below:

   Active Voice   Passive Voice
   WILL + base form of verb WILL + BE + Past Participle of Verb

   They will finish the work. --------> The work will be finished by them.

3. Remember to use Past Participles in:

   a. Passive sentence construction
   b. Perfect tenses: has/have/had eaten
   c. adjectives modifying noun : drunken master, broken promise, advanced math

Hope this helps.
Title: Re: hold vs held?
Post by: Joe Carillo on September 23, 2016, 08:29:58 PM: Excellent grammar analysis, Michael! I couldn't have done better. Keep it up!
Title: Re: hold vs held?
Post by: solid9 on September 24, 2016, 07:11:38 AM: @Michael

Thank you very much, I will read your answer over and over again until I understood it.
Actually, I watched and heard it on WowWowWin on GMA7 I thought it was wrong.
So I needed to ask here just to confirm it, if it was wrong or not.

I wish there was the internet in my high school days.

Thank you Michael.
And to Mr. Joe thanks for establishing this forum, very helpful...

I'm really learning...
Title: Re: hold vs held?
Post by: solid9 on September 24, 2016, 07:17:35 AM: +1 michael, for your answer.
+1 joe, for establishing this forum.
Title: Re: hold vs held?
Post by: SomEeN on October 31, 2016, 08:58:48 PM: thanks Michael for explanation.. I knew which is correct but I couldn't say why :D