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Recluse Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Could someone help me out?

Is there any possible to use a verb that end up with -ing after "to"?

I just took a test that included a answer was " to seeing"

By the way, is this really a forum for ESL students? I know what the advance level of ESL is learning, and obviously, this forum contains a lot of grammars and voc. and idioms that are even higher than a regular English class of 9th grade, or is that my english is still way too low?
  

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Hi, Is there any possible to use a verb that end up with -ing after "to"? Do you perhaps mean something like 'I look forward to seeing you'? I just took a test that included a answer was " to seeing" What was the question?

— Clive

  • Hi, Is there any possible to use a verb that end up with -ing after "to"?
  • Do you perhaps mean something like 'I look forward to seeing you'?
  • I just took a test that included a answer was " to seeing" What was the question?
  • By the way, is this really a forum for ESL students?
  • Yes, there are a lot of ESL learners here.
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Hi,

Is there any possible to use a verb that end up with -ing after "to"? Do you perhaps mean something like 'I look forward to seeing you'?

I just took a test that included a answer was " to seeing" What was the question?

By the way, is this really a forum for ESL students? Yes
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CliveHi,

Is there any possible to use a verb that end up with -ing after "to"? Do you perhaps mean something like 'I look forward to seeing you'?

I just took a test that included a answer was " to seeing" What was the question?

By the way, is this really a for
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Hi,

. . . because I have learned that if we use "to" , isn't there must be a infinitive after it?

When you say 'I look forward to seeing you', the 'to' is part of the verbal phrase 'to look forward to'. eg

I look forward to my birthday.

I look forward to seeing you. ('Seeing' here i
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CliveHi,

. . . because I have learned that if we use "to" , isn't there must be a infinitive after it?

When you say 'I look forward to seeing you', the 'to' is part of the verbal phrase 'to look forward to'. eg

I look forward to my birthday.

I look forward to
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Hi,

So there are some verbal phrases that do not follow the regular rules, correct?

Is the phrase " to seeing" just like other phrases such as " hear tell" which would not be proper, if we didn't know it was a verbal phrase, right?

Sorry, you haven't understood me correctly. Think of the sentence 'I look forward
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Ok, I think I get it this time,

"to" is used as a preposition, while not relating to infinitive.

Thanks for your reply. Hopefully I get what you mean.
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hello.Clive.
i m a learner of english. my level is intermediet.but still i really didn't understand of the use of"might". i know that there are so many uses of "might".but what,i dont know. pleas clearify me and tell me in detail.i will be thankfull to u.
regards::::::::::hamid
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HI Hamid,

Pleasse search the Forum for 'may might' and you will find a lot of discussion about this. Then post again if you still need help. OK?

Clive
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