How to use the verb "suggest" in English?

Question

...suggest he do...

Answer 1

"Suggest" can be used in any tense. You can use a noun/direct object after it: He suggested coffee. You can use a noun clause in the subjunctive: I suggest he be here on time. It's not correct to use an infinitive with "suggest." "Suggest to do" is not English. Suggest can take a gerund, however: They suggested fishing. I am going to suggest going to the movies.



"Suggest" cannot have an indirect object; you can't say, "suggest me something." It can have only a direct object. If you want to say for/to a person, you must use a prepositional phrase: Suggest a dictionary to/for me."



"I suggest you should do" may be acceptable in British English, but it's rarely if ever used in American English.

Answer 2

It is always used in the present tense:

I suggest

You suggest

He/she/it suggests

We suggest

You suggest

They suggest



Then it can be followed by something like this:

I suggest that you should clean your room before your parents come back.

You suggest that I should lose a few pounds?



Of course it can, and perhaps is most often used in the past tense:

I suggested, you suggested, etc.

Answer 3

Example:

I suggest we take a break at lunch time.

My mum suggested to wear a coat, as it was cold outside.

All my family are suggesting to plan my holiday now.

Answer 4

I would Suggest an answer but I can't think of any.

Answer 5

"I suggest he should..." not he do. It makes it all wrong...



example:



I suggest he should be more careful next time.