Start or starting to forget

[Rachel Adams]

Hello.

Are both sentences correct and do they convey the same idea?

1.''I am starting to forget how to play the piano''.
2.''I start to forget how to play the piano.''

 

[emsr2d2]

1 is correct. 2 is incorrect.

 

[Yankee]

Hello.

Are both sentences correct and do they convey the same idea? The sentences are OK but they don't convey the same idea. Context would help especially for #2.

1.''I am starting to forget how to play the piano''. The speaker is beginning to forget certain piano playing skills.
2.''I start to forget how to play the piano.'' This statement would suggest that something occurs that prompts the forgetting.

"Y"

 

[Tdol]

I wouldn't say that the second is wrong, but it's hard to come up with a context where it works.

 

[Rachel Adams]

I wouldn't say that the second is wrong, but it's hard to come up with a context where it works.

The first sentence is correct because it suggests a change, am I right?

 

[Rachel Adams]

"Y"

I thought in both situations something prompts the forgetting.:shock:

 

[jutfrank]

The first sentence is correct because it suggests a change, am I right?

Yes.

 

[Yankee]

I thought in both situations something prompts the forgetting.:shock:

True. But #1 would work as a standalone statement as a gradual condition with little or no context. #2 Suggests something precedes the statement that prompts the forgetting as "If I don't practice regularly, I start to forget.....".

 

[Tarheel]

I am starting to forget how to play the piano.

Some context would be helpful for understanding that. Example:

I'm having trouble remembering things. For example, I couldn't remember Amy's name at first.