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What is the difference between Start to and Start -ing ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between Start to and Start -ing ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- English (UK)
Starting: the beginning of doing something
âI am just starting to see what type of person you areâ
âI will be starting the assignment soonâ
âThe game will be starting soonâ
âThe game is startingâ
âI am starting to like youâ
âThis is starting to get oldâ
âIt is starting.â âIt is endingâ
âStarting is the act of something that startsâ
âThe game startâ
âThere is a start and an endâ
âplease start the doing the assignmentâ
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@Pinkdogs Thanks, but that's not what I asked.
What's the difference between start -ing vs start to
E.g. âstart doing/to do this"
What's the difference between start -ing vs start to
E.g. âstart doing/to do this"
- English (UK)
@Fab_ri
Sorry, I misread your question!
Start to: past or future
âWill start to do somethingâ future
âI started to do somethingâ past
âI will start doing that when I feel like itâ future
âI thought that I would start doing that (at that time, in the past) but I didnâtâ past
You cannot start to do something in the present moment. To say I am currently doing something you use âstarting (to do x)â
Starting:
âI am starting to do this (now)â present
âI am (now) starting to do somethingâ present
Is that what you meant?
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@Pinkdogs It's a much simpler question. What's the difference in meaning or use between start + gerund and start + infinitive
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The verb 'to start' can be followed by either the infinitive or the -ing form
He started to go regularly to the theatre last month
He started going to church on Sundays
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@Tinamari With absolutely no difference? It's just that I'm in first year of English and I've been taught that the verb pattern for the verb to start is always with gerund.
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No, the verb to start can be followed by the infinitive or the gerund.
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Start- present simple
Starting - present continuous
https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/present-...
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