2014年12月31日 · When I have to catch a train, I'm always worried that I'll miss it. So, I like getting/ to get to the station in plenty of time. In grammar in use book, the bold part has been considered as correct answer. I am wondering why. What is more, would you show me a more detailed explanation or another synonym for the following?--

The "to getting" examples are transitive. Since they are in a gerundive form, it's hard to see this, so I'll create a transitive sentence from them to make the point. The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published -> I will guide you. You will publish your book. The Guide to Getting it On -> I will guide you. You will get it on.

Which one is correct- He did not succeed to get the job though he tried his level best. He did not succeed in getting the job though he tried his level best. Book says second one is correct.

2021年2月9日 · From that point things started getting complicated. From that point things started to getting complicated. Which of these sentences would be correct, if I want to imply that something happened and things are not in order anymore? All three seem correct to me. But I feel like one of them should be the most correct.

2022年4月10日 · Getting is the present participle of get. So the only difference is the different definitions of be and get. To be is to exist or to happen. To get is to receive something. So the difference is very minimal, but getting eaten is more as if the man is receiving the shark attack rather than experiencing it.

Alex is getting married next month. Alex will get married next month. Seems that the first one is expressed in present continues, and the second on in future tense.

2020年7月17日 · Being =/= getting. However, that quote means that the person undergoing eye surgery may expect to have perfect vision as a best case outcome. DISCLAIMER: I may be wrong. Check with your doctor to be sure this is the correct interpretation.

2020年11月30日 · We are getting prepared. We are doing something now and as a result at some future time we will be ready. We are getting married. We are planning to do this at some future time. We are getting better. Several possibilities: We are still ill but we are not as ill as we were and so we hope at some future time we will feel better.

Existing comments have clarified that it should be 'getting in touch with' or 'contacting'. 'Contacting with' doesn't work, though 'getting in contact with' is possible - I just wouldn't use it in either of the above structures. I would also change the 'thanks'.. 'getting in touch' is informal, so the structure "Thanks for getting in touch with us"

2018年11月18日 · Sentence: "It's getting late, I've got to go" That's idiomatic, yes. The entire phrase refers to time: it's getting late. The it is called a dummy pronoun and refers to a time. Dummy pronouns are used a lot in English: "It's odd that you think my letter is good." However, a person is late. A person does not "get late".