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• She began speaking.
Dia mulai berbicara.

Catatan:
Kata kerja like, dislike dan began boleh diikuti infinitive/gerund, misalnya:
• I like reading English book (I like to read English book).
Saya suka membaca buku bahasa Inggris.
• I dislike smoking (I dislike to smoke)
Saya tak suka merokok. :
• She began speaking (She began to speak)
Dia mulai berbicara.
• Would you mind shutting the door?
Berkeberatankah kamu menutup pintu itu?
• She was kept waiting a long time, but she kept her temper.
Dia dibiarkan menunggu lama, tetapi dia menahan amarahnya.
• The girl kept running away.
Gadis itu berkali-kali lari dari rumah.
• Keep moving!
Maju terus!
• The rain continued falling all night.
Hujan terus turun sepanjang malam.
• Rolis narrowly missed getting killed.
Rolis nyaris terbunuh.
• Ekan will postpone writing till he learns full particulars.
Ekan akan menunda menulis surat sampai mendengar/mengetahui
data yang lengkap.
• I remember meeting him at the Indomart.
Saya ingat pernah menjumpai dia di Indomart.
• His watch stopped ticking.
Jamnya mati.

7. Gerund digunakan setelah (verb + preposition)
give up + gerund
confess to + gerund
insist on + gerund
think of gerund, etc.
• He gave up smoking because of his doctor advice.
Dia berhenti merokok karena dokter menasehatinya.
• He didn`t confess to stealing the car.
Dia tidak mengakui bahwa ia mencuri mobil.
• He insisted on paying the entire bill for lunch.
Dia menuntut membayar segala tagihan makan siang.
• He is thinking of going to German.
Dia berpikir akan pergi ke Jerman.

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