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Hanuman_2000 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Infinitive vs gerund

Sir,


I like to play cricket.

I like playing cricket.


Are both sentences provide same meaning or some difference in meaning.

Thanks.
  

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The same for all practical purposes. The gerund, like the continuous tense, emphasizes the speaker's concern with experiencing the action moment by moment, while the infinitive simply expresses enjoyment of the fact of the sport.

— Mister Micawber

  • The same for all practical purposes.
  • The gerund, like the continuous tense, emphasizes the speaker's concern with experiencing the action moment by moment, while the infinitive simply expresses enjoyment of the fact of the sport.
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The same for all practical purposes. The gerund, like the continuous tense, emphasizes the speaker's concern with experiencing the action moment by moment, while the infinitive simply expresses enjoyment of the fact of the sport.
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