Alguién puede me ayudar????

Question

¿Cúal es la la diferença entre: I started to work e I started working? I like to read e I like reading? Hay alguna regla para estas frases ¿cómo puedo saber cuándo usarla? Por favor, si ud. me pueda contesté con claridad . Me quedarei muy feliz. Thank to all! My name is Gislene.:

¿Alguién me puede ayadar? or ¿Alguién puede ayudarme? - 0074b507, Jun 29, 2011

Se escribe "álguien." - vivalafuriaroja, Jun 29, 2011

Answer 1

Entre estas dos frases, es lo mismo en inglés:

I started to work ..... Empecé a trabajar

I started working ..... Empecé la accíon de trabajar

Por lo que sepa yo, no hay reglas en cuanto a este uso, pero hay ciertas ocasiones cuando se usa sólo una de las dos frases, por ejemplo "I started working at the company two years ago."

Thank for help!! - Gislene, Jun 29, 2011

Answer 2

When "start" is used in non-continuous tenses, you can use an infinitive, or use a gerund to reffer to a regular activity.

When "start" is used in continuous tenses, an infinitive is used.

In other situation, an infinitive means that you did not completed or continue an action.

"I started skying when I was six. (I still do it)."

"I started to learn Russian, but finally I quit the class."

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Gracias pela ayuda!!! - Gislene, Jun 29, 2011

Answer 3

I guess you can say that "I bean to work" is similar to "Comecei a trabalhar", while "I began working" is similar to "Comecei trabalhando", if my Portuguese is not too far off.

"I like to read" is "Gosto de ler", but "reading" in "I like reading" is more like "leitura" in "gosto de leitura policial", if such sentence is even correct.

Thank you for your help. - Gislene, Jun 14, 2015

Answer 4

I think that "I like reading" is used when you reffer to sth. wider, and "I like to read" used for more especific things:

I like reading books (any kind of books)

I like to read books about History...

I like listenig to music...

I like to listen to Louis Armstrong...

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welcome =) - mikochilenismos, Jun 29, 2011

Muchas gracias a todos por las aclaraciones.! - Gislene, Jun 14, 2015

Answer 5

In meaning there is no difference. One employs the verbal while the other employs the gerund.

infinitive nouns and gerunds (includes quizzes on deciding when to use the infinitive and when to use the gerund)

Gracias por su ayuda! - Gislene, Jun 29, 2011

Answer 6

I suggest changing "me ayudar" to "ayudarme" in your title.

¿Cúal es la la diferença entre: I started to work e I started working? I like to read e I like reading? Hay alguna regla para estas frases ¿cómo puedo saber cuándo usarla?

I started to work and I started working essentially mean the same thing.

I started to work here when I 70. I started working here when I was 70.

I like to read and I like reading also mean the same thing.

I like to read newspapers. I like reading newspapers.

I am a native English speaker, and I can't think of a time when these phrases cannot be used interchangeably. [Maybe someone else can?]

¿Cúal es la la diferença entre: I started to work e I started working? I like to read e I like reading? Hay alguna regla para estas frases ¿cómo puedo saber cuándo usarla? Por favor, si ud. me pueda contesté con claridad . Me quedarei muy feliz. Thank to all! My name is Gislene.:

May I make some changes here?

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre: "I started to work" e "I started working" and "I like to read e "I like reading"? ¿Hay reglas para estas frases? ¿Cómo puedo saber cuándo usarlas? Por favor, contestame con claridad. Me quedarei muy feliz - I'm not sure what you are trying to say here. Thanks to all.