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Jigneshbharati Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Pleased to be vs pleased to

Howard Taylor, Managing Director of Villa Care Group said: “We are pleased to be working in partnership with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals on this important initiative.

http://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/about-us/news-and-media/2017/01/11/partnership-agreement-to-open-ward-at-wharfedale-hospital-as-part-of-trusts-winter-plan

Shouldn't it be "we are pleased to work with..."?

please explain the use of "pleased to be" vs pleased to..."

  

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g. g. "pleased to be invited"), perfect infinitive ("pleased to have met"), and so forth.

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  • "pleased to be invited"), perfect infinitive ("pleased to have met"), and so forth.
  • The continuous infinitive emphasises action in progress now.
  • It is natural in your sentence.
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In this type of usage, "pleased" is followed by a to-infinitive, which may be a simple infinitive (e.g. "pleased to work"), continuous infinitive ("pleased to be working"), passive infinitive (e.g. "pleased to be invited"), perfect infinitive ("pleased to have met"), and so forth.

The continuous infinitive emphasises action in progress now. It is natural in your sentence.

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