The use of "I am interested" ( ... In doing ... to do )

[Jon]

Hello,

I am trying to understand the use of "I am interested"...

Sentences:
s1 - I am interested in reading your novel
s2 - I am interested to read that we are the champions

Issues:
i1 - Are s1 and s2 correct sentences?
i2 - Do the sentences s1 and s2 have differences in meaning?
i3 - What is the grammar rule here?

thanks a lot

[Edison_Chen_e_c]

I think both are used, in different situations. (A little different meanings.)

1.I am interested in reading your novel.
(indicating what you're interested in, habit, hobby, or something like that)
You may say that in your introduction when the first you go to a course: Hi, I'm Bryan, I'm interested in watching girls, so please I want to sit by them.

2.I am interested to read your novel.
(indicating the act you're going to do)
You may say that before you do the reading: Your friend Luke is a celebrity writer and he just finished his latest novel and he put the book on your hand, then you said 'Ohh, OK, I'm really interested to read right now'.

[Lost_Soul]

Hi, Chen

I am interested to read your novel. - i dont really think you can say that.

I am interested to read/find out/know that you are the champion (It is interesting to read/find out/know that you're the champion - you are not interested in reading, only in the fact)
I am interested in reading your novel (You're interested in the process)
Just my 2 cents

Anyway, let's see what the teachers have to say!

[Lost_Soul]

I just came home and checked up with my testbook :) Here is what I have been able to dig up

[Edison_Chen_e_c]

[Lost_Soul]

Hi, Chen

I disagree that I'm interested to read your novel (right now). is correct.
Though, I'm not a judge here (because I'm a non-native English speaker :wink: ).
Therefore let our Teachers help us decide if it is correct or not.

[Edison_Chen_e_c]

[Yankee]

Hi you two

I'd say that Alex's (lost_soul's) description is pretty good. Perhaps you could also say that 'to' can be used after 'interested' when you refer to a specific, concrete fact and/or completed, real act:

Compare these sentences:
- 1. I was interested to learn that he had changed his name.
- 2. I was interested in learning whether he had changed his name.

- 1a. I am interested to learn that he has changed his name.
- 2a. I am interested in learning whether he has changed his name.

In sentences 1 and 1a, the change of name is factual/real and already completed.
In sentences 2 and 2a, we don't know if the change of name is factual/already done.

I also agree with Alex that this would be a correct sentence:
- I'm interested in reading your novel (right now).

I would probably understand that to mean that you want to read the novel but haven't begun reading it yet.

However, if you have already started reading the novel, I think it would be more typical to say something like this:
- I'm reading your novel right now and it's really interesting. ;)

I would also say that you can use either 'in' or 'to' in some sentences, but when in doubt, using 'in' is probably the safer bet. ;)
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[Edison_Chen_e_c]

Master piece! 8)