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To help + infinitive or ING?

Posted by Sebastián Cabrera... at 15:16
Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Both cases are correct. But they have different meaning.

To help + infinitive:
- I help Mary to do her homework (to assist)

To help (negative/interrogative) + ING:
- I can't help falling in love with you (to avoid)

Let's listen to an Elvis Presley song, performed by UB 40: "I can't help falling in love with you"

Lyrics
"Wise men say - Only fools rush in,
But I can't help falling in love with you
Shall I stay - Would it be a sin,
If I can't help falling in love with you.
As a river flows
Gently to the sea
Darling so it goes
Some things are meant to be
Take my hand - Take my whole life too,
For I can't help falling in love with you.
As a river flows
Gently to the sea
Darling so it goes
Some things are meant to be
Take my hand - Take my whole life too,
For I can't help falling in love with you.
For I can't help falling in love with you"

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