0
Teal lime Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Get to + gerund (-ing form)

Are there any cases in which the expression "get to" is followed by a gerund?

If so, would you please give me some examples?

Thank you.

  

Top answer

q=%22got+to+thinking%22&l=0&t=0&ffo=false&findid=-1&ff= .

— Fivejedjon

  • q=%22got+to+thinking%22&l=0&t=0&ffo=false&findid=-1&ff= .
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

2 Answers
0
teal lime Get to + gerund (-ing form)

This doesn't strike me as a very common grammatical structure. 'start' is often just as good as 'get to'.

Nevertheless, I found quite a few online:

He made them for several years and then he got to making this craftwork to go to these craft fairs. And he got to making banjos. (got into the habit of;

0

Related Questions