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continue to or v+ing

0Hi,02br
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001.He picked up his book and continued reading.02br
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00Can I use 'to read' after 'continued' here as in02br
00'He picked up his book and continued to read'?02br
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002.He continued writing / to write his diaries until he died.02br
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00Should we use 'writing' or 'to write' here?02br
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00Thanks in advance0-
  

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02font 02br 02br 01font 00Can I use 'to read' after 'continued' here as in02br 00'He picked up his book and continued to read'? 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Can I use 'to read' after 'continued' here as in02br 00'He picked up his book and continued to read'?
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font001.He picked up his book and continued reading.02font02br
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01font00Can I use 'to read' after 'continued' here as in02br
00'He picked up his book and continued to read'? Y02font00es.02br
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0 After 01i00continue, start, 02i00and01i00 begin02i00 both the infinitive and the gerund are fine.02br
00He [continued / started / began] [reading / to read].02br
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00CJ 0-
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0Hi,02br
00Thank you both very much.02br
00Do you mean we can use gerund and infinitive in cases which someone starts to do something again after a pause or a long break ? E.g.02br
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001."He paused for a moment to listen and then continued eating / to eat."02br
002."She continued to work / working after she had her baby."02br
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Do you mean we can use gerund and infinitive in cases which someone starts to do something again after a pause or a long break ? E.g.02br
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001."He paused for a moment to listen and then continued eating / to eat." 00Sounds OK02br
002."She continued to work / working after she had her baby.
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0Thank you Clive. 0-
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