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To Start+ verb + ing |
PROBLEM:
You may say:
You should say:
You may say:
- "I am going to start to diet tomorrow." INCORRECT
You should say:
- "I am going to start dieting tomorrow." CORRECT
EXAMPLES:
- He has to start studying English ASAP or he'll lose his job.
- Bill started working on the annual report last week. He should have started working on it last month!
- When did you start drinking wine instead of beer? Last Christmas.
- I'm going to start running in the mornings in order to lose weight quicker.
- I started smoking 25 years ago and that is why I now have lung cancer.
