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Why do we use hearing instead of using hear in phrase "l am looking forward to hearing from you"?
As far as i know after "to" people must use infinitive.
2 de nov. de 2018 0:52
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When you look forward to you look forward to something. The gerund is replacing a noun.
2 de noviembre de 2018
The infinitive includes the word "to" - to cook, to drive, to be.
I want to cook dinner now.
He knows how to drive.
"to" is also used as a preposition.
I go to the shopping mall.
Your rule that "to" is followed by a infinitive is not a good rule. Where did you learn this rule?
2 de noviembre de 2018
"Looking forward to" is an idiomatic phrasal verb and "hearing from you" is the direct object of the phrasal verb. 'To' is a preposition particle and is not looking for an object of a preposition. It is part of the verb phrase 'looking forward to ' and not referring to an infinitive.
2 de noviembre de 2018
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