bhaisahab Moderator Staff member Joined Apr 12, 2008 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location Ireland Oct 8, 2008 #21 While gerunds can be used after prepositions they are not usually used after 'to'.
N naomimalan Member Joined Feb 22, 2008 Member Type English Teacher Oct 8, 2008 #22 bhaisahab said: Oh yes? Please explain. Click to expand... 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. Click to expand... “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
bhaisahab said: Oh yes? Please explain. Click to expand... 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. Click to expand... “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
T *thelobster* New member Joined Jan 5, 2010 Member Type Other Jan 5, 2010 #23 And what about this: "I' m looking foward to going swimming" or "I'm looking foward to go swimming" ? Which one is right?
And what about this: "I' m looking foward to going swimming" or "I'm looking foward to go swimming" ? Which one is right?
Nightmare85 Senior Member Joined Jul 17, 2009 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language German Home Country Germany Current Location Germany Jan 5, 2010 #24 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!
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!