start to do的意思是,即将要准备开始去做某事,事情还没有做还在准备阶段,一般现在时;start doing的意思是开始做某事,事情已经开始做了,不包括准备阶段,是现在进行时。
start doing和start to do的区别
1)当我们谈论一项长期的或习惯性的活动时,用doing形式的情形较多。
How old were you when you first started playing the piano?你最初弹钢琴的时候有多大?
比较 She sat down at the piano and started to play.她在钢琴前坐下开始弹了起来。
2)start的进行时态之后,不用doing形式。
①I was starting to get angry.我开始发火了。
②I am starting to cook the dinner.我正要开始煮饭。
3)在start之后出现的动词涉及感情或思想(如understand,realize等)时,只可用不定式。
①She started to understand what he really wanted.她开始明白他真正想要什么。
②She started to wonder why he was here.她开始觉得奇怪为什么他会在这儿。
4)当主语是物不是人时,要用不定式。