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Thank you , but my first sentence is right because I saw it in standard English webWe add -ing to show the work which 'is/was/will be' continuing it shows the verb which is continuing
However, your 1 sentence sounds wrong it should be i am used to long hours
And your 2 sentence means that i am looking forward = your work ( look) is still continuing to look forward
No, your 1 sentence was wrong it is rule of English that we use present form of verb after toThank you , but my first sentence is right because I saw it in standard English web
Yes I know that after " to" the veb must be without changes and that is why I am askingNo, your 1 sentence was wrong it is rule of English that we use present form of verb after to
👁 Thumbs Down :thumbsdown:No, your 1 sentence was wrong it is rule of English that we use present form of verb after to
Thank you so much👁 Thumbs Down :thumbsdown:
Sorry, but you are incorrect. No. 1 is fine.
"Working" is a gerund (noun) here and "used to" + [noun] is common and correct.
I got it now , thank you so muchThis page from the BBC might be useful. It lists verbs that can be followed by an infinitive and those that require the gerund (verb+ing).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv29.shtml
To be used to - the "to" here is not part of a "to infinitive", but part of the verb "to be used to" + something/doing something.
To be looking forward to - this is a phrasal verb that needs to be followed by a noun or gerund. The "to" is not part of an infinitive.
I have one more question , if I write my two sentences but without adding -ingThis page from the BBC might be useful. It lists verbs that can be followed by an infinitive and those that require the gerund (verb+ing).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv29.shtml
To be used to - the "to" here is not part of a "to infinitive", but part of the verb "to be used to" + something/doing something.
To be looking forward to - this is a phrasal verb that needs to be followed by a noun or gerund. The "to" is not part of an infinitive.
Sorry, but No. 2 is not English.👁 Oops! :oops:I have one more question , if I write my two sentences but without adding -ing
Are they still right and have the same meaning
1) I am looking forward to see him
2) I am used to work long hours
I have one more question , if I write my two sentences but without adding -ing
Are they still right and have the same meaning
1) I am looking forward to see him
2) I am used to work long hours
Yes sorry , I mean " I used to work long hours 👁 Smile :)Sorry, but No. 2 is not English.👁 Oops! :oops:
You can say "I used to work long hours," but that's an entirely different meaning than No. 1.
Thank you so much 👁 Smile :)Just to follow up, No. 1 doesn't work, either. "I am looking forward to (noun or gerund phrase)." "I am looking forward to autumn." "I am looking forward to seeing him." "Seeing him" is a gerund phrase. It is a verb acting as a noun.
