I start using vs I start to use

Both "I start using" and "I start to use" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "I start using" is used when you want to express the beginning of an action that is ongoing or habitual. On the other hand, "I start to use" is used when you want to express the beginning of an action that is about to happen or is planned.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express the beginning of an ongoing or habitual action.

"I start using"

This phrase is used to indicate the start of an action that continues over time or is repeated. It implies that the action has already begun.

Examples:

I start using my computer as soon as I wake up.
She starts using her phone as soon as she gets home.

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Can I start using Transnet services right now?
If I start using magic to fulfill my every whim, then I'm just Fiona.
It's only a matter of time before I start using Peter's police helmet as a coal scuttle.
How do I start using Looking for Group?
When can I start using the Bébé Confort Keyo high chair?
How does the ShowView system works? How can I start using it? This part of the website will give you the answers.
Should I start using an electronic PDA or stick with my trusty, but out-dated, Day Runner?
Q.: how do I start using the service?
That can buy me some time, if I start using the creams and the gels, right?
Why should I start using DomuS3D? What advantages does it have?
How can I start using RSS for this site?
The last question I have is if I start using these products, is there any chance that I will get side effects?
She replied immediately, "I know about napkins, but if I start using napkins, then we have to cut our family milk budget."
How can I start using it?

Alternatives:

I begin using
I commence using
I start utilizing
I start employing
I start applying

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express the beginning of an action that is about to happen or is planned.

"I start to use"

This phrase is used to indicate the start of an action that is going to happen or is intended to happen in the future. It implies that the action has not yet begun.

Examples:

I start to use the new software tomorrow.
She starts to use the new technique in her paintings next week.

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I start to use
How do I start to use the channel manager?
Finally, I finished the Boars Nest: I think that it needs some other details, but now I can start to use it on my "Hazzard" diorama.
If I start borrowing evidence to use for my own purposes...
I said from the start to use Harold Pappas.
The trouble starts when I try to use my credit cards.
Then we can start to use cells.
B. Start to use Time Machine backup on Mac.
Heliswiss starts to use, experimentally, the Russian helicopter Kamov KA-32A.
You can start to use the monitoring and recording functions of the Surveillance Station.
And Hollywood start to use my group.
Then, more evolved males start to use their brains.
No wonder Adidas will start to use robots to make shoes in Germany.
The risk of injury is greatly increased when you start to use those muscles suddenly.
Gabrielle winces slightly, looks around, then starts to use tree branches to help herself move upward.
And they will start to use as much as the Old West are doing already.
In the fish studied, if courtship goes well and proceeds to spawning, male electric fish starts to use another special type of EOD- the chirp.
You know, there's a common mistake that some amateurs make when they first start to use a scope.
It's kind of like when a kid starts to use a water fountain and he puts his mouth too close.
You're going to begin to feel energetic once you start to use the Male Extra Review medicine.
It's because the XC90 was designed from the start to use a plug-in hybrid powertrain, so the batteries and electric motor don't compromise space.

Alternatives:

I begin to use
I commence using
I start utilizing
I start employing
I start applying

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