Using “He has a hard time…” and “He had difficulty…” Properly

This grammar point is a bit tricky.  I’ll try my best to explain it properly! Do not write: “He/they had/have/has a hard time to VERB.”   Or: “He/they had/have/has difficulty to VERB.” That’s because “had a hard time” and “has difficulty” should be followed by a gerund (not to + infinitive). So instead of writing “He […]