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Wowenglish Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

To get /getting

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I would like to know the difference between "1" and "2".

1. It took some time to get used to working with each other.

2. It took some time getting use to working with each other.
  

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Hi. Wowenglish 1. It took some time to get used to working with each other.

— Fandorin

  • Hi.
  • Wowenglish 1.
  • It took some time to get used to working with each other.
  • Correct.
  • Wowenglish 2.
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Hi.
Wowenglish1. It took some time to get used to working with each other.
Correct.
Wowenglish2. It took some time getting used to working with each other.
It doesn't ring true to me. Actually, the whole construction is not composed well.

It took some time to get on with my work while getting used to speaki
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The second sentence is badly wrong. I would put us, them or something else in the plural in the first sentence: It took them/us/the boys some time to get used to working with each other.

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