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#2 (permalink) Wed Oct 13, 2004 7:00 am I started my car |
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Hi,
Yes this is the correct answer (I started my car....) Regards Torsten _________________ Test Of English for International Communication TOEIC Preparation & TOEIC Vocabulary |
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Torsten Learning Coach

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#3 (permalink) Fri Sep 26, 2008 14:44 pm I started my car? |
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| my question does not concern the right use of start and begin but the use of the expression "to make sure...". why didn't you use the expression "to be sure"? |
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Melyeu New Member
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#4 (permalink) Sat Oct 25, 2008 5:24 am About start X begin |
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Hello Torsten,
Could you tell me the defference about start and begin?
Thanks a lot, Matias |
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Matias I'm new here and I like it ;-)

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#5 (permalink) Sat Oct 25, 2008 7:39 am About start X begin |
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Hi Matias,
Start and begin are very similar in meaning and to find out all the subtle little differences between both verbs you need read a lot of texts and listen to a lot of English audio materials. You can start by reading Alan's essay on start vs. begin.
Let me know what you think. Regards, Torsten _________________ Test Of English for International Communication TOEIC Preparation & TOEIC Vocabulary |
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Torsten Learning Coach

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#6 (permalink) Tue Nov 25, 2008 13:33 pm I started my car? |
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| "I ......... my car to make sure it worked about ten mintues before I drove to work." I think there was a small mistake here...."mintues:--> minutes....(a typing mistake....), wasn't it?? |
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Tien_Tran New Member

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#7 (permalink) Tue Nov 25, 2008 14:10 pm I started my car? |
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Hi Tien Tran,
You are right. That was a typo and it'll get changed soon. Many thanks, Torsten _________________ Test Of English for International Communication TOEIC Preparation & TOEIC Vocabulary |
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Torsten Learning Coach

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#8 (permalink) Sat Dec 13, 2008 22:24 pm I started my car? |
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| TORSTEN my dear teacher i enjoy your lessons very well thank you so much. |
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Ahmed Hussein New Member
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#9 (permalink) Wed Mar 18, 2009 16:23 pm I started my car? |
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hi! I nave a question. why ''started'' but not "began" ? thank you  |
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Dafano4ka New Member

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#10 (permalink) Fri May 22, 2009 6:14 am Diff b/n Start and Begin |
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Sir,
I scored 10/10 in Start and Begin Test without knowing the correct meaning. Could you please explain me when to use start and begin exactly, because just for sack I do not like to learn, I would like to know each and everything in detail with reasoning. |
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Paulinmetilda New Member
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#11 (permalink) Sun Jun 21, 2009 0:32 am I started my car? |
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| hello! I got only 7/10 so please tell me what is the difference of that 2 words |
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Aky New Member
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#12 (permalink) Thu Nov 05, 2009 17:34 pm I started my car? |
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dear Torsten i scored 10 out 10 but I've repeated 2 times,i had difficulty to understand difference between start and begin, it's right if i say;I've started learning English 2 years ago but thanks to you I've begun to understand more. thank you for sending to me lesson 5 best wishes admira |
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Admira I'm new here and I like it ;-)

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Dewi Kumala I'm new here and I like it ;-)

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