Get doing something Vs. Get to doing something
Hi. Can you tell me which form is correct? Because macmillandictionary.com says "get TO doing something=to start doing something" while oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com says "get doing something=to start doing something".
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Get doing something Vs. Get to doing something
Hi. Can you tell me which form is correct? Because macmillandictionary.com says "get TO doing something=to start doing something" while oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com says "get doing something=to start doing something".
doing is a gerund, it doesn't take take the infinitive 'to' - 'to do' (infinitive) or 'doing' (gerund)
Unless you are using 'get to' as a phrasal verb - recheck your dictionary lookup - I would be surprised if you can find 'get to doing'
There is 'get around to doing something'
'get around to'
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/learner-english/get-around-to-sth
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Just be aware that the 'doing' is not literally doing, it refers to an action verb - it is a marker for xxx-ing - get to thinking, get to feeling, got to loving, got to hating .. probably about feeling type verbs, but not about literally 'do' or 'doing'
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Both of these expressions exist, but they are not the same. The usage no 2 in the Macmillan is actually quite rare, and means 'after a long time he slowly began to..'. It sounds very folksy and old-fashioned colloquial, and is rarely heard these days. Personally I would never use this form, and I wouldn't worry about it, if I were you. The usage no 15 in the Oxford is far more helpful. 'Let's get moving', for example, is a common and useful phrase.
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as far as i remember, the word after "to" is often the basic verb (no -ing, -ed etc)
so when you said get to doing something i interpret is as get to (swim/run/walk etc)
i have no idea what get doing something means :/
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