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Karen
looking forward to... (meet / meeting )?
I am looking forward to MEET you.
or
I am looking forward to MEETING you.
& why please? thanks.thank you, anyway I know the answer.
1 de abr de 2013 15:24
Respostas · 9
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both sounds fine, but the second sentence is grammatically fitter. the actual from is 'to look forward/looking forward', which is a phrasal verb. the 'to' is kind of confounder as it appears to be the infinitive, but in fact it functions like a preposition here.
i want to meet you('to is the infinitive part)
but, i want to get used to meeting you(the first 'to' is the infinitive particle, and the second one being a preposition)
therefore the gerund(noun equivalent) form should(meet+ing) be used for the direct object.
hope it helps...
1 de abril de 2013
2
'I am looking forward to meeting you' is right.
Because 'to' is preposition that is followed by gerund or noun form.
1 de abril de 2013
1
In my opinion you should write "meeting", why..... Maybe it's a collocation and we have to remember it by heart:)))
Natalia
1 de abril de 2013
thank you, i got it!
1 de abril de 2013
Hi Karen, lots of learners are puzzled by this. The rule is you must use a gerund (not an infinitive) after prepositions. Other examples are: I'm thinking ABOUT goING to the beach; he apologized FOR breakING the vase; she's always dreamed OF livING abroad; etc.
1 de abril de 2013
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Habilidades linguísticas
Chinês (Mandarim), Chinês (Taiwan), Inglês, Francês
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