lead

[ofriendragon]

1. This led to his being caught.
2. This would lead him to be caught.
I feel sentence1 is correct, but is sentence2 correct?

Further,
I often feel confused about structures :
1. lead somebody to doing something
2. lead somebody to do something
What’s the difference between them?


Many many thanks in advance.

 

[Thomas Tompion]

1. This led to his being caught.
2. This would lead him to be caught. - This would cause him to be caught (lead would sound a bit strange to me here)
I feel sentence1 is correct, but is sentence2 correct?

Further,
I often feel confused about structures :
1. lead somebody to doing something - lead to somebody's doing something.
2. lead somebody to do something
What’s the difference between them?


Many many thanks in advance.

I've put my comments into your question, OFD.

 

[ofriendragon]

Many thanks!