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Using Gerunds instead of Infinitives



 
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Using Gerunds instead of Infinitives Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:41 am  Using Gerunds instead of Infinitives
 

Hi all,

I want to know why using Gerunds instead of Infinitives.
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Using Gerunds instead of Infinitives Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:15 am  Using Gerunds instead of Infinitives
 

Hi Owen

Your question is much too general to answer.

Do you have a specific sentence (or sentences) that you have questions about?

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Using Gerunds instead of Infinitives Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:18 am  Using Gerunds instead of Infinitives
 

Yankee wrote:
Hi Owen

Your question is much too general to answer.

Do you have a specific sentence (or sentences) that you have questions about?

Amy

Hi Amy

I would like to quote two sentences regarding gerund and infinitive. Could you please tell me the difference between gerund and infinitive for these two sentences and why do we sometimes use gerund instead of infinitive.

I llike to play tennis.
I like playing tennis.

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Gerunds infinitives Wed Aug 16, 2006 18:25 pm  Gerunds infinitives
 

Hi Owne,

I've just sent a piece to one of the forums on this topic, which you may want to look at:

Gerund or infinitive?
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic11764.html

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