Start + infinitive vs start + gerund in the case of command.
As I know sometimes, 'start + inf' and 'start + gerund/participle' carry the same meaning in the past events for action verbs. examples are as follows
1. It started raining / It started to rain (same meaning)
2.I started learning Spanish / I started to learn Spanish (almost same meaning)
But is it possible to use the same rules in the case of stative verbs? Examples are as follows
1. I started to know him / I started knowing him. ( is it possible as above?)
2. I started to hear the boy / I started hearing the boy.( is it possible as above?)
In the case of command, we use ing form of action verbs after the verb 'start/ begin' such as
1. start eating.
2. start writing. etc
But in the case of 'stative verbs', for the events of command, is it possible to use ing form of the verbs after the verb 'start/begin'?
1. Start knowing him.
2. Start seeing him.
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roky0071 But is it possible to use the same rules in the case of stative verbs? 'start' is used with processes, so it doesn't work with every verb. Most of the time it doesn't work with stative verbs.
- roky0071 But is it possible to use the same rules in the case of stative verbs?
- 'start' is used with processes, so it doesn't work with every verb.
- Most of the time it doesn't work with stative verbs.
- roky0071 1.
- I started to know him / I started knowing him.
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roky0071But is it possible to use the same rules in the case of stative verbs?
'start' is used with processes, so it doesn't work with every verb. Most of the time it doesn't work with stative verbs.
roky00711. I started to know him / I started knowing him. ( is it possible as above?)
These are not good. We would
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