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How to use this verb BEGIN?



 
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How to use this verb BEGIN? #1 (permalink) Tue Nov 23, 2004 9:48 am   How to use this verb BEGIN?
 

I am translating my poem from VietNamese to English and I have a trouble with the verb :" Begin ". Can you tell me how to use this verb?

I just know that this verd is used with "to be" when it in the Continuous tense.

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Begin #2 (permalink) Tue Nov 23, 2004 10:01 am   Begin
 

Dungvm,

Could you give us more information, please? What exactly do you want to say? The verb begin can be used in various contexts: Let the show begin. Our next seminar begins on September 18, at 5 pm. The word begin begins with the letter b.

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Begin #3 (permalink) Tue Nov 23, 2004 10:07 am   Begin
 

Let us begin another conversation.,,
How to begin a relationship ?
Where should I begin ?
Where do I begin ?
Where to begin ?
Let it begin here.
The work is scheduled to begin next month.
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and more,,,
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Begin #4 (permalink) Tue Nov 23, 2004 10:25 am   Begin
 

I have a sentence : Cold is beginning from the wind
And I want to have a negative sentence
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Begin #5 (permalink) Tue Nov 23, 2004 12:25 pm   Begin
 

As a matter of fact "cold is not beginning from the wind."
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Begin #6 (permalink) Wed Nov 24, 2004 2:10 am   Begin
 

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As a matter of fact "cold is not beginning from the wind."


Yeah, I know that but I mean when use begin in the simple tense we must use it with To Do :
Cold doesn't begin from the wind
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How to use this verb BEGIN? #7 (permalink) Wed May 31, 2006 7:06 am   How to use this verb BEGIN?
 

Yes,you're quite right,dungvm! :D
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