Sahil Dhankhar
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Using "verb+ ing" following "to" , example:-Committed to boosting ties
Dear members, I have always heard that we should use only 1st form of a verb whenever a verb follows "to" but in the following case, verb is used with "ing" instead of first form.
Is this an exception for some verbs or is it a special rule ?
sentence 1:-Committed to boosting ties, Modi tells Putin.
sentence 2:-Hailing Russia as “our country’s greatest friend,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin that India was committed to deepening ties and cooperation between the two countries.
please help me understand this thing.
reference:- http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/committed-to-boosting-ties-modi-tells-putin/article6219180.ece
Dear members, I have always heard that we should use only 1st form of a verb whenever a verb follows "to" but in the following case, verb is used with "ing" instead of first form.
Is this an exception for some verbs or is it a special rule ?
sentence 1:-Committed to boosting ties, Modi tells Putin.
sentence 2:-Hailing Russia as “our country’s greatest friend,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin that India was committed to deepening ties and cooperation between the two countries.
please help me understand this thing.
reference:- http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/committed-to-boosting-ties-modi-tells-putin/article6219180.ece