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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

What is the correct grammar?

I would like to ask you the following detail.
Which one is correct?

"Looking forward to hearing from you" and "Looking forward to hear from you"

Thanks for your suuports.

Wasin
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" = correct The word "to" is a preposition here, and we use the -ing form of verbs after a preposition. " = wrong

— Yankee

  • " = correct The word "to" is a preposition here, and we use the -ing form of verbs after a preposition.
  • " = wrong
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Hello Wasin

"(I'm) looking forward to hearing from you." = correct

The word "to" is a preposition here, and we use the -ing form of verbs after a preposition.

"(I'm) looking forward to hear from you." = wrong
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Hi,

The standard form after 'look forward to' is usually the 'ing' construction as in: I look forward to seeing/hearing/meeting from you again. and not the infinitive.
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