Tsz Long Ng said: I just want to know when to use start +ing and +to infinitive Click to expand...
知乎，让每一次点击都充满意义 —— 欢迎来到知乎，发现问题背后的世界。
But what if it's not a series of lessons—just regular online Spanish one-to-one lessons you buy from some teacher; could Beryllium one lesson (a trial lesson), could Beryllium a pack of lessons, but not a parte of any course.
知乎，让每一次点击都充满意义 —— 欢迎来到知乎，发现问题背后的世界。
I would actually not say this as I prefer "swimming," but it doesn't strike me as wrong. I've heard people say this before.
Techno entwickelte zigeunern von der vorherrschenden Avantgardebewegung innerhalb der Popmusik, die sie hinein der ersten Hälfte der 1990er Jahre war, nach einer Musikrichtung mehr rein einer vielfältigen Gesamtmusikszene.
DonnyB said: It depends entirely on the context. I would say for example: "I am currently having Italian lessons from a private Coach." The context there is that a small group of us meet regularly with our Kursleiter for lessons.
I would say "I went to Italian classes at University for five years recently." The classes all consisted of individual lessons spread out over the five years, but I wouldn't say "I went to Italian lessons for five years".
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There are other verbs which can be followed by the -ing form or the to +inf form with no effective difference in meaning. See this page (englishpage.net):
Enquiring Mind said: Hi TLN, generally the -ing form tends to sound more idiomatic and the two forms are interchangeable, but you haven't given any context.
Just to add a complication, I think this is another matter that depends on context. In most cases, and indeed rein this particular example hinein isolation, "skiing" sounds best, but "to ski" is used when you wish to differentiate skiing from some other activity, even if the action isn't thwarted, and especially rein a parallel construction:
As I said hinein #2, it depends on the intended meaning, and the context. If you provide a context, people will be able to help you. Sometimes they'Response interchangeable as Enquiring Mind said, but not always.
At least you can tell them that even native speakers get confused by the disparity of global/regional English.