1) to getting We say a guide to grammar, a complete guide to football, etc. The structure is a guide + noun, and "to" is a preposition. Instead of the noun we can use a gerund: a guide to understanding grammar, a guide to learning English. 2) to get The phrase can be interpreted as: a guide (on how) to learn English, a guide (on how) to get out ...
So, I like getting/ to get to the station in plenty of time. In grammar in use book, the bold part has been considered as correct answer. I am wondering why. What is more, would you show me a more detailed explanation or another synonym for the following?-- I have some problem with especially using the preposition in along with plenty of time.
Which one is correct- He did not succeed to get the job though he tried his level best. He did not succeed in getting the job though he tried his level best. Book says second one is correct.
The basic meaning of get in all these examples is become, or change state into. We are getting prepared -> We are taking action to become prepared We are getting married -> We are (arranging to) change ourselves into the state of being married. We are getting better -> We are doing something to become better than we are.
Are there difference between those sentences? Alex is getting married next month. Alex will get married next month. Seems that the first one is expressed in present continues, and the s...
From that point things started to get complicated. From that point things started getting complicated. From that point things started to getting complicated. Which of these sentences would be corr...
Insteady of "getting married" you can say " going to get married". will- future possibility, the fulfilmen of condition is depends on the goodness of the situation of the future...you may not be get married if the situation will not good.
No sign you are getting close to it. No sign you are close to it. Do they have the same meaning? To me, the first sentence reveals an action of the subject, like walking. The second sentence is j...
