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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
In: I am looking forward to x-ing you? is x- always 'see'?
Hi Gurus,
When I was a kid, I told my teacher, why use the -ing form of the verb with 'to' (when we encountered the sentence "I am looking forward to seeing you")? My point was that we can simply say I want to hit, I want to kill, I want to beat, but we never say to hitting, to killing and so on.. then why say to seeing? It sounded so weird to me at that time. The teacher just made me sit and said "you dont know enough English to argue, just sit down".
My question after so many years is that:
Can we use any other gerund (I don't think she mentioned aything about it back then) e.g
"I am looking forward to beating you"
or is "I am looking forward to beat you" correct? (ques 1)
What about "I am waiting to beating/beat you" (ques 2)
Why does 'looking forward' (but not 'waiting') allow us to use the gerund (if seeing/beating is the gerund at all)? (ques 3)
Best regards,
Charles.
(creating a google serach code: I am looking forward to seeing you I am looking forward to seeing you I am looking forward to beating you)
When I was a kid, I told my teacher, why use the -ing form of the verb with 'to' (when we encountered the sentence "I am looking forward to seeing you")? My point was that we can simply say I want to hit, I want to kill, I want to beat, but we never say to hitting, to killing and so on.. then why say to seeing? It sounded so weird to me at that time. The teacher just made me sit and said "you dont know enough English to argue, just sit down".
My question after so many years is that:
Can we use any other gerund (I don't think she mentioned aything about it back then) e.g
"I am looking forward to beating you"
or is "I am looking forward to beat you" correct? (ques 1)
What about "I am waiting to beating/beat you" (ques 2)
Why does 'looking forward' (but not 'waiting') allow us to use the gerund (if seeing/beating is the gerund at all)? (ques 3)
Best regards,
Charles.
(creating a google serach code: I am looking forward to seeing you I am looking forward to seeing you I am looking forward to beating you)
Top answer
Hi, 'I am waiting to' requires a verb, ie I am waiting to do something. eg I am waiting to see you. But 'I am looking forward to' is followed by a noun or something like a noun.
- Hi, 'I am waiting to' requires a verb, ie I am waiting to do something.
- eg I am waiting to see you.
- But 'I am looking forward to' is followed by a noun or something like a noun.
- ie I am looking forward to something eg I am looking forward to your visit.
- eg I am looking forward to Monday eg I am looking forward to my new job.
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Hi,
'I am waiting to' requires a verb, ie I am waiting to do something.
eg I am waiting to see you.
But 'I am looking forward to' is followed by a noun or something like a noun.
ie I am looking forward to something
eg I am looking forward to your visit.
eg I am looking forward to Monday
'I am waiting to' requires a verb, ie I am waiting to do something.
eg I am waiting to see you.
But 'I am looking forward to' is followed by a noun or something like a noun.
ie I am looking forward to something
eg I am looking forward to your visit.
eg I am looking forward to Monday
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