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Originally Posted by vslapak  Which one of these sentences is correct?
I like to drink tea with my cup because it was a gift from my mother.
I like drinking tea with my cup because it was a gift from my mother. |
Both are correct, Vslapak. The linguist, Dwight Bolinger, speculated that the 'to' form is more speculative, used when we are not involved in the actual event and the 'ing' form is more when we are in the midst of the event.
I think that there is some merit in this though I've not seen any studies that back it up.