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Notorioz Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Hello all,

As u all know, some verbs after to take -ing such as , I am close to finding her home, I am used to waking up early, and a lot more.

How can I distinguish between them? because occasionally , verbs do not take -ing after to,
  

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" are followed by noun objects, which in your examples are gerund phrases ("finding her home" and "waking up early"). You could also say "I am close to London" or "I am used to hard work", for example. Certain verbs, in contrast, take "to + infinitive"; for example, "I want to go home", "I tried to open the door", etc.

— GPY

  • " are followed by noun objects, which in your examples are gerund phrases ("finding her home" and "waking up early").
  • You could also say "I am close to London" or "I am used to hard work", for example.
  • Certain verbs, in contrast, take "to + infinitive"; for example, "I want to go home", "I tried to open the door", etc.
  • This is a property of the verb.
  • You just have to learn which verbs work like this.
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"I am close to ..." and "I am used to ..." are followed by noun objects, which in your examples are gerund phrases ("finding her home" and "waking up early"). You could also say "I am close to London" or "I am used to hard work", for example.

Certain verbs, in contrast, take "to + infinitive"; for example, "I want to go home", "I tried to open the door", etc. This is a property of the ver
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Thanks a lot for your good answer and I will use 'you' instead of 'u' from now on, thanks for the warning
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