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Hi,
Here you need the Present Simple 'starts'.
Alan
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| #18 (permalink) Sun Jun 28, 2009 17:52 pm please help me |
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Dear Mrs.Torsten.
How are you ?
I donot understand different between start and begin
please could you help me ?
many thank foy you
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| #20 (permalink) Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:54 am please help me |
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| Baraa wrote: | Dear Mrs.Torsten.
How are you ?
I donot understand different between start and begin
please could you help me ?
many thank foy you
baraa |
Hi Barra,
In addition to Alan's advice I suggest you start using a spell checker and check the difference between 'difference' and 'different'.
Regards,
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| #21 (permalink) Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:45 am hi torsten |
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hi torsten
I,m from iran .i,m about 49 years old ,I,m an employee
I am very interesting learning English.and would you please ex plain the differences of start and begin?
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| #22 (permalink) Thu Nov 12, 2009 14:48 pm Start and begin |
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many thanks to Allan, Torsten, and Kitostad...
i tried to put them together in my head..
start--> about urgency (has attempt/thought to achieve something) and use to mechanical automatic
begin-->leisure (without that idea of being sudden )..
am i right?? |
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| #23 (permalink) Thu Apr 15, 2010 15:14 pm Start and begin |
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| Alan wrote: | Hi,
Here you need the Present Simple 'starts'.
Alan |
Hello,
Mr Alan I cannot stop to wonder why I need the present simple? Are there any
indication I could use to determine whether I need the present simple nor I do not?
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| #24 (permalink) Wed Jun 09, 2010 7:23 am Start and begin |
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[why the answer is "starting" instead of starts]
You can't use "starting" insteads of starts because it's wrong grammar. If u want to use startring, you need " to be" |
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| #25 (permalink) Sat Oct 30, 2010 2:41 am start & begin. |
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| Kitosdad wrote: | Start & Begin ... the differences are many, and yet they can have the same meaning in a lot of cases.
You can start to read a book, or
You can begin to read a book.
You can start an engine, but
You cannot begin an engine.
It is just a case of having to become familiar with the many peculiarities in the English language. |
Hi teacher,
Your mean is that start an engine is fixed in English, is it correct?
thanks in advance.
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| #26 (permalink) Sun Jun 19, 2011 16:15 pm Start and begin |
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Hi all,
I'm new member, and my score is only 6/10, start and begin really make me confuse. So I hope I could improve my knowledge after this lesson. |
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| #27 (permalink) Fri May 11, 2012 1:24 am Re: start & begin. |
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| "Start" and "starting" are both noun, why is "start" not "starting"? |
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| #28 (permalink) Fri May 11, 2012 7:40 am Start and begin |
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'Start' is a verb, as well as a noun.
To use 'starting' you need an accompanying verb (to be). There is no accompanying verb in this sentence. 'To start' is the verb:
My car starts/it starts.
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