Mixing
I don't understand why this sentence need the to +ing
Clash Royale CLAN TAG#URR8PPP
.everyoneloves__top-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__mid-leaderboard:empty margin-bottom:0;
up vote
2
down vote
favorite
This is the sentence:
I was looking forward to drinking at the new pub , but it was closed.
Thanks in advance.
grammaticality verbs
asked 4 hours ago
nk0
111
New contributor
nk0 is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
favorite
This is the sentence:
I was looking forward to drinking at the new pub , but it was closed.
Thanks in advance.
grammaticality verbs
asked 4 hours ago
nk0
111
New contributor
nk0 is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
favorite
up vote
2
down vote
favorite
This is the sentence:
I was looking forward to drinking at the new pub , but it was closed.
Thanks in advance.
grammaticality verbs
asked 4 hours ago
nk0
111
New contributor
nk0 is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
This is the sentence:
I was looking forward to drinking at the new pub , but it was closed.
Thanks in advance.
grammaticality verbs
grammaticality verbs
asked 4 hours ago
nk0
111
New contributor
nk0 is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
asked 4 hours ago
nk0
111
New contributor
nk0 is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
asked 4 hours ago
nk0
111
New contributor
nk0 is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
asked 4 hours ago
nk0
111
asked 4 hours ago
nk0
111
111
New contributor
nk0 is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
New contributor
nk0 is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
nk0 is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
add a comment |Â
add a comment |Â
2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
up vote
2
down vote
"look forward to" takes a noun. "drink" is a verb. So we take gerund "drinking", which acts as a noun.
answered 4 hours ago
Acccumulation
1,15427
That doesn't explain why it's an -ing form. Why isn't it "looking forward to drink" just like "hoping to drink", for example?
– Araucaria
3 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
The key to understanding this usage is the preposition “to†which comes after the expression “look forward:â€Â
Look forward to something means to be pleased or excited that it is going to happen. The ‘to’ in look forward to is a preposition, so we must follow it by a noun phrase or a verb in the -ing form:
I’m looking forward to the holidays.
A:
Are you excited about your trip to South America?
B:
Yes, I’m looking forward to it.
We’re looking forward to going to Switzerland next month.
If the second verb has a different subject, we use the object form of the pronoun, not the subject form:
- We’re looking forward to him arriving next week.
Not: We’re looking forward to he arriving next week.
(Cambridge Dictionary)
answered 3 hours ago
user240918
20.7k856133
+1 I think you need to be more explicit about the fact that it's not an infinitival to there.
– Araucaria
2 mins ago
add a comment |Â
2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
2
down vote
"look forward to" takes a noun. "drink" is a verb. So we take gerund "drinking", which acts as a noun.
answered 4 hours ago
Acccumulation
1,15427
That doesn't explain why it's an -ing form. Why isn't it "looking forward to drink" just like "hoping to drink", for example?
– Araucaria
3 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
"look forward to" takes a noun. "drink" is a verb. So we take gerund "drinking", which acts as a noun.
answered 4 hours ago
Acccumulation
1,15427
That doesn't explain why it's an -ing form. Why isn't it "looking forward to drink" just like "hoping to drink", for example?
– Araucaria
3 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
"look forward to" takes a noun. "drink" is a verb. So we take gerund "drinking", which acts as a noun.
answered 4 hours ago
Acccumulation
1,15427
"look forward to" takes a noun. "drink" is a verb. So we take gerund "drinking", which acts as a noun.
answered 4 hours ago
Acccumulation
1,15427
answered 4 hours ago
Acccumulation
1,15427
answered 4 hours ago
Acccumulation
1,15427
answered 4 hours ago
Acccumulation
1,15427
1,15427
That doesn't explain why it's an -ing form. Why isn't it "looking forward to drink" just like "hoping to drink", for example?
– Araucaria
3 mins ago
add a comment |Â
That doesn't explain why it's an -ing form. Why isn't it "looking forward to drink" just like "hoping to drink", for example?
– Araucaria
3 mins ago
That doesn't explain why it's an -ing form. Why isn't it "looking forward to drink" just like "hoping to drink", for example?
– Araucaria
3 mins ago
That doesn't explain why it's an -ing form. Why isn't it "looking forward to drink" just like "hoping to drink", for example?
– Araucaria
3 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
The key to understanding this usage is the preposition “to†which comes after the expression “look forward:â€Â
Look forward to something means to be pleased or excited that it is going to happen. The ‘to’ in look forward to is a preposition, so we must follow it by a noun phrase or a verb in the -ing form:
I’m looking forward to the holidays.
A:
Are you excited about your trip to South America?
B:
Yes, I’m looking forward to it.
We’re looking forward to going to Switzerland next month.
If the second verb has a different subject, we use the object form of the pronoun, not the subject form:
- We’re looking forward to him arriving next week.
Not: We’re looking forward to he arriving next week.
(Cambridge Dictionary)
answered 3 hours ago
user240918
20.7k856133
+1 I think you need to be more explicit about the fact that it's not an infinitival to there.
– Araucaria
2 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
The key to understanding this usage is the preposition “to†which comes after the expression “look forward:â€Â
Look forward to something means to be pleased or excited that it is going to happen. The ‘to’ in look forward to is a preposition, so we must follow it by a noun phrase or a verb in the -ing form:
I’m looking forward to the holidays.
A:
Are you excited about your trip to South America?
B:
Yes, I’m looking forward to it.
We’re looking forward to going to Switzerland next month.
If the second verb has a different subject, we use the object form of the pronoun, not the subject form:
- We’re looking forward to him arriving next week.
Not: We’re looking forward to he arriving next week.
(Cambridge Dictionary)
answered 3 hours ago
user240918
20.7k856133
+1 I think you need to be more explicit about the fact that it's not an infinitival to there.
– Araucaria
2 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
The key to understanding this usage is the preposition “to†which comes after the expression “look forward:â€Â
Look forward to something means to be pleased or excited that it is going to happen. The ‘to’ in look forward to is a preposition, so we must follow it by a noun phrase or a verb in the -ing form:
I’m looking forward to the holidays.
A:
Are you excited about your trip to South America?
B:
Yes, I’m looking forward to it.
We’re looking forward to going to Switzerland next month.
If the second verb has a different subject, we use the object form of the pronoun, not the subject form:
- We’re looking forward to him arriving next week.
Not: We’re looking forward to he arriving next week.
(Cambridge Dictionary)
answered 3 hours ago
user240918
20.7k856133
The key to understanding this usage is the preposition “to†which comes after the expression “look forward:â€Â
Look forward to something means to be pleased or excited that it is going to happen. The ‘to’ in look forward to is a preposition, so we must follow it by a noun phrase or a verb in the -ing form:
I’m looking forward to the holidays.
A:
Are you excited about your trip to South America?
B:
Yes, I’m looking forward to it.
We’re looking forward to going to Switzerland next month.
If the second verb has a different subject, we use the object form of the pronoun, not the subject form:
- We’re looking forward to him arriving next week.
Not: We’re looking forward to he arriving next week.
(Cambridge Dictionary)
answered 3 hours ago
user240918
20.7k856133
answered 3 hours ago
user240918
20.7k856133
answered 3 hours ago
user240918
20.7k856133
answered 3 hours ago
user240918
20.7k856133
20.7k856133
+1 I think you need to be more explicit about the fact that it's not an infinitival to there.
– Araucaria
2 mins ago
add a comment |Â
+1 I think you need to be more explicit about the fact that it's not an infinitival to there.
– Araucaria
2 mins ago
+1 I think you need to be more explicit about the fact that it's not an infinitival to there.
– Araucaria
2 mins ago
+1 I think you need to be more explicit about the fact that it's not an infinitival to there.
– Araucaria
2 mins ago
add a comment |Â
nk0 is a new contributor. Be nice, and check out our Code of Conduct.
nk0 is a new contributor. Be nice, and check out our Code of Conduct.
nk0 is a new contributor. Be nice, and check out our Code of Conduct.
nk0 is a new contributor. Be nice, and check out our Code of Conduct.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fenglish.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f469186%2fi-dont-understand-why-this-sentence-need-the-to-ing%23new-answer', 'question_page');
);
Post as a guest
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
