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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

English grammar

I am here to teach you. I am here to teaching you. Which is correct?
  

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anonymous I am here to teach you. Correct. After the infinitive marker 'to', you can only use the base form of verbs.

— Persian Learner

  • anonymous I am here to teach you.
  • Correct.
  • After the infinitive marker 'to', you can only use the base form of verbs.
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anonymousI am here to teach you.

Correct.

After the infinitive marker 'to', you can only use the base form of verbs.

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anonymousI am here to teach you.

The underlined part is an infinitive of purpose. It answers the question "For what purpose?"

— I am here.
— Why are you here? / For what purpose are you here?
— To teach you. / In order to teach you.

You can use "in order to teach you" or "to teach you" in this situation, but

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