'to+verb' vs 'to+be+verb-ing' - English Language Learners Stack …
May 25, 2024 · With action verbs: I go to school in Miami. [present simple] I'm going to school in Miami. [present progressive as future or present situation] I'd like to go to school in Miami. I'd like to be …
"To the extent that" means "if" or "when"?
May 27, 2024 · Here's the explanation of to the extent of in Cambridge Dictionary: to a particular degree or stage, often causing particular results This meaning makes perfect sense in the following example …
''Through'' or ''to''? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Jul 3, 2015 · I would like to compare through and to. What is their difference in meaning? Which one is (more) correct (or are both correct)? The context can be found in the two sentences below. Julie …
Meaning using "was to" and "were to" in sentence
Nov 5, 2014 · A) "Below the bridge, the fishermen started shouting that if Chaudhary were to jump, they would catch him and foil his attempt to end his life." In general, the "BE to Verb" expression when …
Usage between "to" and "and" - English Language Learners Stack …
Sep 24, 2022 · The second sentence is more explicit that buying milk was the purpose for which you went to the mall. You can see this because it makes sense to say "I went to the mall and bought …
Departure To/For - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Two senses of both "depart" and "departure" are 1) going from one place to another, and 2) leaving one job and taking another job. For sense 1, it seems that "depart/departure" should be follo...
To pay or To paying? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Nov 9, 2022 · "agree to pay" would be a normal way of expressing this. (agree to pay in installments) But it is grammatically valid to have "agree to (something)" For example He agreed to a short lunch …
meaning - "To increase by" v/s "To increase to" - English Language ...
Dec 30, 2020 · My answer is here. (Side note: if Japan's industrial output changes from 10% to 12%, it has increased by two percentage points or, alternatively, by 20 percent.)
word difference - 'to' versus 'in order to' - English Language Learners ...
in order to communicates purpose or intent rather than timing. You can simply use to instead, and your sentence will be correct, but in order to makes explicit the actor's reasoning for performing the first …
”Need to” and ”Would need to” - English Language Learners Stack ...
Nov 24, 2020 · What is the difference between the following sentences? (1) You/I need to do it (2) You/I would need to do it Do we use the second one for distancing from reality and being more polite?