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junmo · Joined: 14 Sep 2006 Posts: 14

1)

I love him to hate me.

2)

I love him hating me.

which is correct grammer??

what is correct expression??

1) ? 2) ? both ?

What is how to discriminate verb-ing and to + realverb ??

Please reply to my question..

Thanks ^^

myprofe · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 11:30 pm Post subject: love to do - love doing

You could say that they are both correct. Let me give you another example.

I love getting up early. (I do it and I love it.)

I hate getting up early. (I do it and I hate it.)

I love to get up early. (I don't always do it and I love it.)

I hate to get up early. (I don't always do it and I hate it.)

As a general rule when you use the -ing form of the verb it means that the action, get up early, is something you do normally or on a regular basis.

When you use the infinitive is means that this is a desire or a wish, in the affirmative, or simply a comment or observation in the negative.
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