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Prple Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

to finish doing / to do sth.

Hi there,
I know that one can say: "I started doing to / to do it". However I do not know if it goes for finish? May you help me please? Thanks!
  

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You can only say finish do ing . H.

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  • You can only say finish do ing .
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You can only say finish doing.

H.
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Can/could/will/would you help me? Not may you help me?
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Prple"I started doing to / to do it".
I'm happy with "I started to do it," but can you give a complete sentence example of "I started doing TO . . . "?
(Just a typo?)

I started doing it.
I finished doing it.
I started finishing the floor/table. (putting a "finish" on it)
I started to finish the floor/table.
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AvangiYou can't use the infinitive, "I finished to do it."
You cannot use the infinitive if you wished to say the what you were doing stopped.
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fivejedjonYou cannot use the infinitive if you wished to say the what you were doing stopped.
Hi jed,
Is this meant to imply that "finished to do" may be used in some other structure, or with some other meaning?

Rgdz, - A.
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Avangi fivejedjonYou cannot use the infinitive if you wished to say the what you were doing stopped.Hi jed,Is this meant to imply that "finished to do" may be used in some other structure, or with some other meaning?.
I don't think it can, but I was hedging my bets.
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First of all, I want to say thanks Emotion: wink

Me: "I started doing to / to do it"


Actually, it
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