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[James.E]

is the following sentence i made ok?

To pass the EILTS test necessitate practising your English repeatedly and consistently.

Thank you.
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[Mister Micawber]

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Necessitates.
IELTS.
The participle is a better stylistic choice: Passing.
Be aware that practise is the BrE (and evidently, OzE) spelling.
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[James.E]

Thank you Mr. Micawber.

But I still have a point unclear.

We often consider that "to+verb" indicates sth is going to be done or will happen, while "verb+ing" means sth is being done or is happenning.

Then if I have not passed the exam, just preparing it, can I say "To pass ..."instead of "Passing..." in the sentence above?

And I wonder if there are any exception to my view above about infinitive and participle?What are they?

Thank you very much.
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Marx says that a foreign language is a weapon in the struggle of life.

[Mister Micawber]

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[James.E]

Thank you Mr.M.
Your explanation is really helpful.
And I think I will choose more -ing as subject from now on.
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Marx says that a foreign language is a weapon in the struggle of life.