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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
General grammar
How to use ing form Ex. "I'm looking forward to your reply", BUT NOT "I look forward to your reply"
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Both sentences are possible. However, in the most usual context, which is at the end of a letter, you would say "I look forward to your reply".
- Both sentences are possible.
- However, in the most usual context, which is at the end of a letter, you would say "I look forward to your reply".
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Both sentences are possible. However, in the most usual context, which is at the end of a letter, you would say "I look forward to your reply".
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I'm looking.... is present progressive tense. It is for an action that we are doing now or for a future action that we have planed to do (ex: I'm leaving at 9.00 tomorrow morning).
The tense simple present (I look......) describe a general fact (ex: I work for Barclays Bank) or a routine action (I go to the cinema on Sundays). Simple present is used with adeverbs of frequency too (I ofte
The tense simple present (I look......) describe a general fact (ex: I work for Barclays Bank) or a routine action (I go to the cinema on Sundays). Simple present is used with adeverbs of frequency too (I ofte
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My view is this:
Both are grammatical. In the US, we customarily would write at the end of an email "I am looking forward to hearing from you/ your reply" to indicate a desire to receive further communication from your potential employer. The simple present tense seems to be not as popular as the progressive, at least from the email angle. However, if you met someone at a conference a
Both are grammatical. In the US, we customarily would write at the end of an email "I am looking forward to hearing from you/ your reply" to indicate a desire to receive further communication from your potential employer. The simple present tense seems to be not as popular as the progressive, at least from the email angle. However, if you met someone at a conference a
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