To + - ing form
Hi all!!
I need to know which is the difference among these two forms of verbs:
1. To + verb
2. To + verb (in -ing form).
Thanks for your feedbacks.
Best,
Antonio
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To + - ing form
Hi all!!
I need to know which is the difference among these two forms of verbs:
1. To + verb
2. To + verb (in -ing form).
Thanks for your feedbacks.
Best,
Antonio
Antonio,
1) To + verb. = To walk, to talk, to read, to sneeze. I walk, I read, I talk, I sneeze.
2) To + verb (in -ingform) You cannot have this so it is:
I am walking, I am talking, We are going, We are walking.
I hope this clears it up for you.
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Prego! :) Se hai dei domande, mi scrivi. Ti aiutaro volentiere
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Thank you Anna!! :)
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Ciao, Antonio!
Foma inglese to+verb e una forma di infinito.
Per esempio: to go - andare
to study - imparare.
Forma to+verb con -ing di solito non esista.
Se il verbo con -ing si uso da solo (senza verbo ausiliario), puo avere 2 sensi:
1) participio presente (come nell' italiano);
2) gerundio, che significa il processo di azione. Per esempio:
to study - studing
imparare (infininito) - imparazione ( se si puo dire cosi).
Spero, che ti ho aiutato.
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Exactly, I am not able to understand when a verb acts like a noun. I'm italian and there is no a translation or a grammar rule which aims at explaining this one in my language.
For example, while I was studying yesterday, I read this sentence: "Approaches to visualizing and measuring the discretion in an empirical study (...)".
What does it mean the -ing form in this case?
Thanks so much for helping me.
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