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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

I have (verb with -ed or III form) + (verb with -ing) vs I have (v+ed or III) TO (verb).

Hi, everybody!

I can't tell when you use these forms.

I've started smoking again.
I've started to teach her English.

I think I should learn something from the sentences, but nothing comes to my head. 
Could you please explain this to me? Any help would be appreciated. Emotion: smile
  

Top answer

Usually they can be used interchangeably. These are all OK and the members of each pair are synonymous: I've started smoking again. I've started to smoke again.

— Mister Micawber

  • Usually they can be used interchangeably.
  • These are all OK and the members of each pair are synonymous: I've started smoking again.
  • I've started to smoke again.
  • I've started to teach her English.
  • I've started teaching her English.
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Usually they can be used interchangeably. These are all OK and the members of each pair are synonymous:

I've started smoking again.
I've started to smoke again.

I've started to teach her English.
I've started teaching her English.
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Thank you very much, Mister Micawber. Emotion: smile I thought it has to do something with circumstances or context. Thank you one more time!
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