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Samersamer1974 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

grammar

Hello
why do we write as "getting started" and "get ready" why don't write "getting ready " and what is the difference between getting and get
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Let's get ready to go out. He's just getting started on his homework. We are just getting ready now.

  • Let's get ready to go out.
  • He's just getting started on his homework.
  • We are just getting ready now.
  • We'll be leaving in a few minutes.
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Let's get ready to go out.
He's just getting started on his homework.
We are just getting ready now. We'll be leaving in a few minutes.
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samersamer1974why do we write as "getting started" and "get ready" why don't write "getting ready"
We don't. Where did you get that idea?

We write "get started", "getting started", "get ready", and "getting ready".

Forms with -ing are used when an action is in progress.

We are [getting ready / getting started]. (now, a

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