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Vincent Teo Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Finished eating / to eat
Can I say,
They finished eating / to eat cakes.
They finished eating / to eat cakes.
Top answer
In my book, both are correct. They finished eating - suggests that the process of eating cakes had ended. They finished to eat - suggests that they finished doing something in order to start eating cakes At least that's my interpretation.
- In my book, both are correct.
- They finished eating - suggests that the process of eating cakes had ended.
- They finished to eat - suggests that they finished doing something in order to start eating cakes At least that's my interpretation.
- Let's wait for native speakers to have their say on it.
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In my book, both are correct.
They finished eating - suggests that the process of eating cakes had ended.
They finished to eat - suggests that they finished doing something in order to start eating cakes
At least that's my interpretation. Let's wait for native speakers to have their say on it.
They finished eating - suggests that the process of eating cakes had ended.
They finished to eat - suggests that they finished doing something in order to start eating cakes
At least that's my interpretation. Let's wait for native speakers to have their say on it.
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