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I look forward to watching the football match.
is this sentence correct? if so why?
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Default Re: use of to infinitive
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I look forward to watching the football match.
is this sentence correct? if so why?
"Look forward to" is a verbal expression followed by a gerund or by a noun[or a noun phrase]:

I look forward to watching...-correct

I am looking forward to watching...- correct

I look forward my vacation - correct

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http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/as...k-forward.html
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