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Hendy Gunawan 6347 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

"to + infinitive + -ing" tense

Hi Teachers,

Sometimes, I'm still confused about 'to + infinitive + -ing' tense.
For example,
"The app isn’t there tempting me to check it 600 times. And it’s a pain to keep downloading it. And this is a big secret to beating bad habits."
The sentence "And this is a big secret to beating bad habits." shows that after 'to' there is a word 'beating' instead of 'beat'.
Could you guys explain to me about it.
Thanks in advance.
  

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" shows that after 'to' there is a word 'beating' instead of 'beat'. Could you guys explain to me about it. That is because 'to' is a preposition and 'beating bad habits' is its object.

— Mister Micawber

  • " shows that after 'to' there is a word 'beating' instead of 'beat'.
  • Could you guys explain to me about it.
  • That is because 'to' is a preposition and 'beating bad habits' is its object.
  • Compare: I love to eat .
  • ( 'to' is the infinitive particle, 'eat' is an infinitive verb) I am addicted to eating.
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Hendy Gunawan 6347The sentence "And this is a big secret to beating bad habits." shows that after 'to' there is a word 'beating' instead of 'beat'. Could you guys explain to me about it.
That is because 'to' is a preposition and 'beating bad habits' is its object.

Compare:

I love to eat. ( 'to' is the infinitive particle, 'eat' is an i
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Thank you for your kind response.

I have one more question about it.
Could I change the sentence 'I am addicted to eating.' to 'I am addicted to eat.' ?

Thank you.
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No. You need a noun. pronoun or gerund here.
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