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MaXmOuSe Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Why do we use that structure in the following sentence ?
Hello everyone 
the sentence is :
I am lucky to be reading this book, otherwise I will go mad.
I wonder why we don't just say to read.
And what is the diferent in the transation if the both are possible.
the sentence is :
I am lucky to be reading this book, otherwise I will go mad.
I wonder why we don't just say to read.
And what is the diferent in the transation if the both are possible.
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Hello, Max! Here you can use both constructions. Since it's in the present tense, maybe it's better to use the -ing form (lucky to be reading), it implies you are actually reading it as you express your feeling of being lucky.
- Hello, Max!
- Here you can use both constructions.
- Since it's in the present tense, maybe it's better to use the -ing form (lucky to be reading), it implies you are actually reading it as you express your feeling of being lucky.
- On the other hand, if you said "I was lucky", or "I'll be lucky", maybe you'll tend to use "lucky to read", because then it is the simple fact of having read the post that gives you the feeling of being lucky, not the fact that you were actually reading it.
- Same goes for the future.
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Hello, Max!
Here you can use both constructions. Since it's in the present tense, maybe it's better to use the -ing form (lucky to be reading), it implies you are actually reading it as you express your feeling of being lucky.
On the other hand, if you said "I was lucky", or "I'll be lucky", maybe you'll tend to use "lucky to read", because then it is the simple fact of having re
Here you can use both constructions. Since it's in the present tense, maybe it's better to use the -ing form (lucky to be reading), it implies you are actually reading it as you express your feeling of being lucky.
On the other hand, if you said "I was lucky", or "I'll be lucky", maybe you'll tend to use "lucky to read", because then it is the simple fact of having re
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I am lucky to be reading this book, otherwise I will go mad.In English we would say "I am lucky to be reading this book, otherwise I would go mad."
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Hmm, strange that the quote looks fine in preview mode but produces garbage when I click Post!
QUOTE: "I am lucky to be reading this book, otherwise I will go mad.
In English we would say "I am lucky to be reading this book, otherwise I would go mad."
QUOTE: "I am lucky to be reading this book, otherwise I will go mad.
In English we would say "I am lucky to be reading this book, otherwise I would go mad."
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Yes, in this instance it sounds much better indeed. But you can say "I'm lucky to have you as a friend".
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