I'm looking forward to see(ing) you.

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bhaisahab

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While gerunds can be used after prepositions they are not usually used after 'to'.
 

naomimalan

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Oh yes? Please explain.
See

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-gerunds_2.htm OR http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/gerund.htm OR
http://www.grammaruntied.com/phrases/gerundP.html OR
http://www.edufind.com/English/grammar/ING3.cfm ....................................etc


There will be a meeting (gerund) at the town hall at 8 o'clock this evening. I hope to be meeting (present participle) John there.



“Meeting” as in "There will be a meeting" is not a gerund. It is listed in dictionaries as a noun.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Collins Cobuild English Dictionary
 

*thelobster*

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And what about this:
"I' m looking foward to going swimming" or "I'm looking foward to go swimming" ?
Which one is right?
 

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One piece of advice:
Do not retrieve such old threads, or else you will have a lot of enemies.
(Not me.)

Just create your own topic!

P.S. The 1st seems right to me.

Cheers!
 
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