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    Default Can we put a V-ing after a V-ing such as in sentence below

    Can we put a V-ing after a V-ing such as in sentence below:
    "One of the least effective ways of storing information is learning repeating it"
    or we must write: "learning to repeat"
    Thanks a lot.
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    Default Re: Can we put a V-ing after a V-ing such as in sentence below

    Only 'learning to repeat' is natural.
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    Default Re: Can we put a V-ing after a V-ing such as in sentence below

    So, Is there any cases we use V-ing after V-ing?
    Such as 'I am trying swimming' and something like this.
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    Default Re: Can we put a V-ing after a V-ing such as in sentence below

    If a particular verb can be followed only by a gerund then you can use V+ing after V+ing.

    Note that 'am am trying to swim' and 'I am trying swimming' mean different things. The first may end up in drowning, the second in improved health.
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