I started loving English. vs I was getting to love English.

Both phrases are correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. 'I started loving English' implies that the action of loving English began at a specific point in the past. On the other hand, 'I was getting to love English' suggests a gradual process of developing affection for English. The choice between the two depends on the nuance the speaker wants to convey.

Last updated: March 27, 2024 • 2951 views

I started loving English.

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate the beginning of a feeling or action in the past.

This phrase is used to express that the feeling of love for English began at a specific point in the past.

Examples:

I started loving English when I began reading English literature.
She started loving English after she visited England.

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I think you are another of these desert-loving English.
J' And then today I started loving you again.
I started writing fiction in English.
It has been six years since I started to study English.
Well, today, I started loving you again And I'm right back where I've really always been
But I only started loving her.
You started loving Jesus for that guy?
I only started loving it again when it had partially disappeared.
Do you know when I first started loving you?
You started loving it more and more!
Did I have a say when you started loving my boyfriend behind my back?
We understand that you teach the English.
Clearly you have a problem understanding English.
Romani different language, like Welsh to English.
Half the class is failing English.
Someone's studying for AP English.
Translating an swedish essay into English.
And my daily language is English.
NTDTV broadcasts programmes in Chinese and English.
- I thought you knew English.

Alternatives:

I began to love English.
I fell in love with English.
I started to develop a love for English.

I was getting to love English.

This phrase is correct and conveys a sense of gradually developing affection for English.

This phrase is used to indicate a process of gradually starting to love English, suggesting a progression over time.

Examples:

I was getting to love English more and more as I practiced speaking it.
She was getting to love English through watching English movies.

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I was getting to sleep but you keep waking me up.
I was getting to know your guests.
And I was getting to really like him.
Athletic scholarship was the only way I was getting to college.
I was getting to know my new cell mate.
I was getting to the point personally where I would have taken a ride with anybody.
But I was getting to the end of my rope here.
Come on, I was getting to that.
As a producer took the kind young man to work, I was getting to grips with his wheels.
I was getting to think that it actually pays like to drop a bomb the way you did.
Just when I was getting to like the old place, too.
I was getting to that, Mac - you're stealing my thunder.
While Dad was getting to meet some old friends, I was getting to meet some new ones.
Well, George, I was getting to that.
But it was getting to the point where I wasn't seeing his face every time I closed my eyes, where you weren't waking up in a cold sweat.
I was sure my life was getting to an end. I couldn't walk, my head was not responding...
No, I was getting to it.
I was getting to her at last.
I wasn't saving the Pi Sigs, I was getting to the truth.
I was getting complaints about you.

Alternatives:

I was beginning to love English.
I was starting to love English.
I was growing to love English.

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I started loving English. vs I was getting to love English.