«I finally got round ___ that book you gave me варианты 1.to reading 2.of reading 3. to read 4. reading» / Lingvo Live

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Ayub mvasked for translation 2 years ago

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I finally got round ___ that book you gave me варианты 1.to reading 2.of reading 3. to read 4. reading

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I finally got around to reading that book you gave me.
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Ayub mvadded a comment 2 years ago

uly , explain me please , why do we use" to and ing" in one verb ?

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 2 years ago

Because TO isn’t infinitive here — it’s part of the phrasal verb TO GET AROUND TO [noun]. Here, a noun can be an actual noun, or it can be a gerund acting as a noun and representing an action.

Ayub mvadded a comment 2 years ago

thanks 😊 I was looking up info

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 2 years ago

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| Валерий |added a comment 2 years ago

Но, как ты обычно говоришь в таких случаях, it doesn't look natural. Пользуйся лучше Яндекс Переводчиком: Я наконец-то нашел время прочесть ту книгу, которую ты мне дал.) "Добраться до" не используется с отглагольными существительными (или с неисчисляемыми(?))
"Я наконец-то добрался до той книги, которую ты мне дал. "

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