Ask about English To be or being A question from Moacir Siqeira in Sao Paulo, Brazil: Hello, my name is Moacir, I am from Sao Paulo, Brazil and I have a question about the use of the infinitive and gerund tense of verbs as subjects of sentences. For...
Learning English Verb patterns 1:'to' or '-ing'? Verbs with infinitives and '-ing' Claudia from Argentina asks: Why after some verbs (like decide) can you write to + the infinitive or sometimes the verbs ending with -ing ? For example: I decided to m...
Learning English Verbs with 'to' or '-ing' Hear, see, make, let, allow + object + verb form Yee from Hong Kong writes: I'm so confused by the following verbs: hear, see, make, let and allow . Are these verbs followed by another verb in + ing form or...
BBC Learning English Ask about English Infinitive / Gerund Two questions on a related topic: Nguyet from Vietnam. I would like to know what is different between start doing and start to do. Ana Isabel Alcantara Martin I was wondering if you could tel...
Learning English Verbs with two objects verb + two objects Ivo Bukovsky from the Czech Republic writes: Do these sentences have the same meaning or are they different? bring me the letter / bring the letter to me show me it / show it to me she gave u...
Learning English Verbs with two objects verb + two objects Ivo Bukovsky from the Czech Republic writes: Do these sentences have the same meaning or are they different? bring me the letter / bring the letter to me show me it / show it to me she gave u...
BBC Learning English Ask about English What happened? A question from Fatih in Turkey: When I am listening to English speakers I often hear the expression What happened? instead of What did happen? Could you explain me the difference? Catherine Chapm...
Learn It Wishes: past, present and future Expressing wishes in the past, present and future Carlos Alberto Gutierrez from Mexico writes: I would like to know about expressing wishes in the present, past and future. In the statement: I didn't receive...
BBC Learning English Ask about English I worry / I am worried A question from Mohammad Atai in Iran: I do appreciate receiving your advice regarding the use of to worry and to be worried. Actually, when do we use the following sentences? I worry abou...
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