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what is the different between start to do and start doing ?
Jan 13, 2010 11:53 AM
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To do and doing means the same. The difference is in grammar, when to use it and how to use it.
January 13, 2010
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"Start to do" and "start doing" mean essentially the same thing in English.
However, "start to do" (the infinitive form) is used much less than "start doing" (gerund) in acual practice.
January 13, 2010
he stops to smoke----he wanted to smoke so he stopped something
he stops smoking---he doesn't smoke just now or he's not smoker now.
i remember like these.
January 13, 2010
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