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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Intend to-inf VS ing
Hi there, I'm these days reading a PEU (Practical English Usage 3rd), where I found this information:
299. 11. attempt, intend, continue, can't bear, be accustomed to, be committed to ...
After these words and expressions we can generally use either an -ing form or an infinitive without much difference of meaning.
I intend telling / to tell her what I think.
I'm not accustomed to giving / give personal information about myself to strangers.
I think there is at least a little difference when using 'ing' or 'to inf', but nothing about it is put in the book, so I'd like to know about the difference. Your good explanations and examples will help me understand English. Thx.
299. 11. attempt, intend, continue, can't bear, be accustomed to, be committed to ...
After these words and expressions we can generally use either an -ing form or an infinitive without much difference of meaning.
I intend telling / to tell her what I think.
I'm not accustomed to giving / give personal information about myself to strangers.
I think there is at least a little difference when using 'ing' or 'to inf', but nothing about it is put in the book, so I'd like to know about the difference. Your good explanations and examples will help me understand English. Thx.
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GENERALLY speaking, the infinitive suggests a potential action while the '-ing' form suggests an action in process (at the time of the main verb). However, for all practical purposes, Swan's examples are used synonymously (although I personally find 'intend doing' not very natural).
- GENERALLY speaking, the infinitive suggests a potential action while the '-ing' form suggests an action in process (at the time of the main verb).
- However, for all practical purposes, Swan's examples are used synonymously (although I personally find 'intend doing' not very natural).
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GENERALLY speaking, the infinitive suggests a potential action while the '-ing' form suggests an action in process (at the time of the main verb). However, for all practical purposes, Swan's examples are used synonymously (although I personally find 'intend doing' not very natural).
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