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Mar 14, 2019 · The trouble with "I regret to inform you..." and "he regrets stealing..." is that, grammatically, there is only one finite verb in each of them, namely "regret(s)", and they are in the present, meaning that the regretting is happening now. "To inform" is infinitive and "stealing" is a gerund. They are neither past nor present nor future.
May 16, 2015 · Umm. I think you are all looking at the wrong part of the sentence. The sentence contains an incorrect way of using "regret". There is no regret in informing. The regret is in being obliged to inform. I consider the example quoted by velisarius in post 6 to be equally wrong. I regret having to inform you that the cinema is closed.
Jul 14, 2010 · Well I guess I would say that we use "regret to" when giving someone bad news: "I regret to inform you that you have not been accepted to the University" -- for example. I am regretting, is used more in the sense of feeling guilty for or having remorse for having done something such as -- "I am regretting (having eaten) that pizza right now" or "He's regretting (He regrets) having left his wife
Dec 13, 2012 · Then, if 'regret to' is not used with 'say, tell, inform, announce, learn, see, and hear', does 'regret to' have completely the same meaning with 'regret -ing' as follows? 1a. I regret to lose two close friends. b. I regret losing two close friends. 2a. I regret to buy my car. b. I regret buying my car. 3a. I regret to do it. b. I regret doing ...
May 9, 2012 · I (have to/must/etc.) inform you with {deep sorrow/deep regret/a heavy heart} that Mr White passed away on Monday. Now turn those into cleft structures ('it is ...') and the bit that you want focussed on: It is with {deep sorrow/deep regret/a heavy heart} (that) I (have to/must/etc.) inform you that Mr White passed away on Monday.
Jan 5, 2018 · I regret to have to inform you that...(1)/I regret to inform you that...(2) Hello! Can you give me a piece of advice, please? Are 1) and 2) both correct from grammar point of view? Do they sound natural? I think so...Thanks a lot for your support!
Dec 28, 2012 · 'We regret to inform you that, after careful consideration, your job application has been rejected'. Indeed, this is a very usual way to break the bad news to someone. Come to think of it, I have only seen 'regret' used like that in similar contexts.
Dec 27, 2012 · When we use an -ING form after "regret", then it usually relates to the past: I regret going = I regret having gone. But: - if we're talking about obligation, then the -ING form relates to the present: I regret having to go [now], I regret being obliged to go [now].
Jun 3, 2012 · I regret doing this means I regret (that) did this. I regret having done this means the same, I regret I did this. I regret to do is used when we tell bad news. I regret to tell you, but you are going to be expelled from school soon. I can also say I reget I have done it or I regret I did it when I don't like the result of my action, and they ...
Aug 26, 2008 · It's essentially synonymous with "We regret to see that you are leaving." None of your variants would work. It sounds like you want to make a noun out of "leave" here, where in the original it is a verb. If you "regret" a noun, the noun can simply be a direct object: "We regret your leaving" is grammatical, I think, but still awkward to me.
