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  1. "to getting" vs. "to get" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    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 …

  2. to get VS. getting - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Dec 31, 2014 · 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 …

  3. Being vs Getting - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Jul 18, 2020 · Does "being" in the following sentence mean "getting"? An example of "best-case" is the outcome of an eye surgery being perfect vision.

  4. "is getting" vs "will get" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    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...

  5. To get vs in getting - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    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.

  6. Meaning of "be getting - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Nov 30, 2020 · 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 …

  7. "started to get", "started getting" or "started to getting" - which is ...

    Feb 9, 2021 · 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 …

  8. Does "you are getting close" have the same meaning as "you are …

    Sep 13, 2015 · 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 …

  9. future tense - It is getting expired, will expire or will be expired ...

    Use this instead of "getting expired", which is not idiomatic. Otherwise you can use the future tense "will expire" or the (somewhat more awkward) participle variation "will be expired".

  10. Is there an idiom for "getting popular"? - English Language …

    Mar 18, 2014 · I wonder how else I can put that "something is getting popular". Can anyone help?