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What is the difference between To do something and Doing something (the difference in nuance between infinitive and gerunds ) ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between To do something and Doing something (the difference in nuance between infinitive and gerunds ) ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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âDoing somethingâ means you are presently doing it. âI am doing something, so donât bother me.â âTo do somethingâ is when you know you need to do something in the (generally) near future. âI wish our neighbors wouldnât be so loud, Iâll need to do something about it.â
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Then, when using a verb which doesnât have much of a difference in meaning whether it is followed by the infinitive or gerunds, in the past tense, is there any difference in nuance between the infinitive or gerunds?
For instance, does âl started TO keep a journalâ sound a little bit different from âI started KEEPING a journalâ?
Then, when using a verb which doesnât have much of a difference in meaning whether it is followed by the infinitive or gerunds, in the past tense, is there any difference in nuance between the infinitive or gerunds?
For instance, does âl started TO keep a journalâ sound a little bit different from âI started KEEPING a journalâ?
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@itslauren
Thanks for your explanation, but I still confused a bit. Could you give me some answers for my question I wrote above?
Thanks for your explanation, but I still confused a bit. Could you give me some answers for my question I wrote above?
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