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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

To do or doing?

What is the difference between:
"I'm ready to do X" and "I'm ready doing X"
"I'm happy to do X" and "I'm happy doing X"

Are both sentences examples for this "to do" and "doing" grammar thing, where some verbs take the infinitive and a few the "ing-form" and I have to remember which goes with which or is this something different?

Thanks!
  

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Anonymous Are both sentences examples for this "to do" and "doing" grammar thing, where some verbs take the infinitive and a few the "ing-form" and I have to remember which goes with which Yes. It's this "to do" or "doing" grammar thing. Anonymous or is this something different?

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Are both sentences examples for this "to do" and "doing" grammar thing, where some verbs take the infinitive and a few the "ing-form" and I have to remember which goes with which Yes.
  • It's this "to do" or "doing" grammar thing.
  • Anonymous or is this something different?
  • No.
  • It's nothing different.
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AnonymousAre both sentences examples for this "to do" and "doing" grammar thing, where some verbs take the infinitive and a few the "ing-form" and I have to remember which goes with which
Yes. It's this "to do" or "doing" grammar thing.
Anonymousor is this something different?
No. It's nothing different.
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Thank you, but why can't you use infinitive and ing form for both of these verbs because the verb in both cases is "be"?
I thought this priniciple applies only to different kind of verb type, like "forget to do", "mind opening", "want to do" and so on.
Isn't "ready doing" just saying that I've startet something in the past and now I'm done with it? And the infinitive form suggest that I ha
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AnonymousI thought this priniciple applies only to different kind of verb type
No. The same principle applies throughout the whole language. It's mostly verbs, but there are some adjectives as well.
AnonymousIsn't "ready doing" just saying that I've started something in the past and now I'm done with it?
It's not sa
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