Having a hard time believing this vs having a hard time to believe this

Both phrases are commonly used in English, but "having a hard time believing this" is the more natural and idiomatic choice. The preposition 'believing' is the correct choice to follow 'having a hard time.'

Last updated: March 08, 2024

Having a hard time believing this

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express difficulty in accepting or trusting something. The gerund form 'believing' is the correct choice after 'having a hard time.'

Examples:

I'm having a hard time believing this story.
She's having a hard time believing that he will change.
They are having a hard time believing in the supernatural.
He's having a hard time believing in himself.
We're having a hard time believing what we're seeing.

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Jan 6, 2015 ... I'm having a hard time believing this is a real person. (youtube.com). submitted just now by Troynikolic · 47 comments; sharecancel. loading.
I'm having a hard time believing this but AT&T online representative is insisting that my Z3 is not recognized in their system as a phone that can ...
Dec 25, 2014 ... Ashley is having a hard time believing this. The Doctor says the problem is that it's hard to tell fantasy and reality apart because they're both ...
Nov 9, 2013 ... I am having a hard time believing.... that people are having a hard time believing this. It isn't new. Pretty sure this is possibly 2 decades old now.

Alternatives:

struggling to believe this
finding it difficult to believe this
having difficulty believing this
having trouble believing this
having a tough time believing this

having a hard time to believe this

This phrase is not correct in English. The preposition 'to' should be replaced with 'believing' to form a grammatically correct sentence.

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Nov 19, 2014 ... Speedtest.net results pls, having a hard time to believe this is accurate because mind is blown. permalink. [–]koalahumper[S] 0 points1 point2 ...
Oct 14, 2001, 04:40 AM. I'm having a hard time to believe this to be use for ya, but spamming rulez. So don't forgot Finnish Civil war 1918-1920
Apart from having a hard time to believe this, this would mean that adjustments are NOT done on a photo site by photo site basis.

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Having a hard time believing this vs having a hard time to believe this