Need + ving
1: The man need heeling
2: The man need to be healed
3: The man like helping
4: The man like to be helped
I just surprised if "need + ving" acting like "verb+ to be + V3" since "need" is one of the verbs that takes infinitive instead gerund such as "like" and so many more and i see even native speakers use gerund and infinitive interchangeably
Why we can't use "need" verb syntax to all other verb the same way?
Are there any other verbs followed by gerund acting as "to be +v3"?
Thanks
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In terms of your sentences, 1 and 2 can be used interchangeably, but 3 and 4 have different meanings.
'Need' is certainly a word that means the same in 1 and 2 in British English. It sounds odd to South African ears, and we would not necessarily understand it.
However, 'like' cannot be used in the same way. I think perhaps because 'like' is driven toward another person in an outward direction, where as need is driven inward, towards the person that requires it.
Brits would be best to help you with this one.
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the man needS healing
the man needS to be healed
the man likeS to help
the man LikeS to be helped
the third person singular takes an "s" at the end.
the car needs to be washed
the car needs washing
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