"Proud of" vs "Proud to"

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hi, how are you? I would like to know when “proud” must be followed by “of”, and when by “to”. I think that “to” is used when preceding a verb, isn´t it?

Here are my examples.

1.- I am proud OF him
2.- I am proud TO have talked to him.
Or should it be “proud of having…”?

Are they correct?

Thanks indeed!

Pedro

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Use proud to when a verb follows: I am proud to have talked to him; I am proud to be here.

Use proud of when a noun phrase follows: I am proud of having talked to him; I am proud of my father.
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Thanks, Micawber! But I still don´t understand why the first sentence can be said with “to” and “of”…

I am proud of/to having/have talked to him

Is there any difference in terms of meaning?

I see “have talked” as a verb, not as a noun phrase. In fact, I don´t really understand the term “noun phrase”. Could you be more specific, please? Thanks in advance!

Pedro

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Pedro, you seem to have misread my posting, or at least confused what I stated. All I can do at the moment is repeat my simple statements:

Use proud to when a verb follows: I am proud to have talked to him; I am proud to be here.
Use proud of when a noun phrase follows: I am proud of having talked to him; I am proud of my father.

There is no difference in intent between these two:

I am proud to have talked to him
I am proud of having talked to him

A noun phrase is noun phrase is a phrase that has a noun as its head; it generally includes one or more modifying words, but there are single-word minimal noun phrases that are composed only of a noun or pronoun. Thse are noun phrases (in brackets, with the head noun underlined):

[A big fat bear] sat on [the porkpie hat that I bought last June].
[Running over 42 kilometers] is [no fun].
[The oysters] are [mine].
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Thanks again! I know what you are saying, but It´s hard for me to know if I am using a “noun phrase” or not. :oops:

For instance, in the sentence:

I am proud of having talked to him

Which word would it work as “head noun”?

Would it be “having”?

You gave me another example:

“I am proud to be here” (“Be here” is not a noun phrase)

But, could I say “I am proud of being here”
or “I am proud of being here with you”?

I am afraid it´s really tough for me to understand.

Thank you very much!

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I am proud of having talked to him. Which word would it work as “head noun”? Would it be “having”? – Yes

“I am proud to be here” (“Be here” is not a noun phrase– Right)

But, could I say “I am proud of being here” or “I am proud of being here with you”? – Yes. Being here (with you) is the noun phrase, and being is its head.
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Thanks again!

Now I understand it… :lol: