I’m looking forward to seeing you. I’m used to getting up early. I’m committed to improving my language skills.
Wait a minute. Why do we have ING after to? You probably learned expressions like “I want to go,” “I need to study,” and “I hope to see you,” where to is followed by a base verb. But sometimes to works differently. Have you ever wondered why we say looking forward to seeing you instead of looking forward to see you? If so, you’re in luck - because today, we’re going to look at five common expressions where to is followed by a noun or an ING form.
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