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16-Oct-2005, 11:10
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 progressive infinitive VS ordinary infinitive What's the difference between the following sentences? 1. I am happy to be spending Christmas with you this year. 2. I am happy to spend Christmas with you this year. 3. We ought to be going. 4. We ought to go. Thank you very much for your reply. |
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17-Oct-2005, 18:44
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| Re: progressive infinitive VS ordinary infinitive Not a great deal. I use the progressive to sound a bit friendlier when leaving.  |
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