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Fly or flying?
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mariannina
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Fly or flying?
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Hello dear friends, yesterday, I came across the following sentence, written on a t-shirt that one of my students was wearing: "The wings already exist, now the only thing you have to do is fly". Is it correct? Is it correct to say "fly" and why? I don �t know if it is my old age or what but, from time to time, my English is "blocked"! Thank you for your help. Hugs from granny  |
30 May 2014
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franknbea
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Hi dear Granny,
fly is perfectly ok in the context that you mention.
You would be able to use flying if the sentence was like this;
"The wings already exist, now the only thing you have to do is to start flying."
hope this helps.
big hugs from Surrey
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30 May 2014
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mariannina
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Thanks Frank. Why not "to fly" then? |
30 May 2014
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ELOJOLIE274
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I would explain to my pupils:
the only thing you have to do is fly = "fly" is almost an order, it �s not a goal, it �s already there, in your hands, all you have to do is take a leap of faith :)
... is to fly = "to fly" is the goal you have to reach, you �re not there yet, (TO symbolizing the path that �s left...)
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30 May 2014
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mariannina
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Elojolie274, thanks a bunch. Is there any grammar rule related to it? Thank you again. |
30 May 2014
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serene
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You may also find this useful.
Have a good day!
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31 May 2014
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mariannina
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Serene, this is great, thanks  |
31 May 2014
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