When to use “To + Gerund” (e.g. To Going) 🇬🇧 B2 English Grammar
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- Why is "TO GO" wrong and "TO GOING" right? In this video you'll learn when to use "When + Gerund" in English grammar (..and when not to!)
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► CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro: To + Gerund
00:32 When to use the To Infinitive
1:56 To + Gerund After Phrasal Verbs
4:02 Used to + Gerund
5:50 Confess and Admit to Gerund
6:36 More verbs followed by the Gerund
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► TRANSCRIPTION
To go is wrong.
To going is right.
But wait a second.
I thought one of the most basic rules in English is that the infinitive of the verb is always to go, to eat, to take.
Well, in this video, I'm going to show you why this is wrong and why you should use 'to' plus the 'ing form,
to going
to taking
to eating instead. Are you ready?
Okay, first things first. I'm not saying that "to go" is always wrong. I'm just saying that it's not always right. In fact, in many, many, many common sentences, you will hear verbs in the infinitive with 'to', like I want to go on holiday.
I don't know whether to call her.
I'm too shy to sing in public.
The problem is that most of my students apply this rule for every situation. They say the word 'to' and they think, Oh, easy. It's the base form. So to go, to call, to sing.
And the problem is that this leads to a lot of common mistakes, mistakes I correct all the time and mistakes I don't want you to make. Now, the cool thing is that it's pretty easy to know when you need the '-ing' form of the verb.
And here's the secret. Once I've told you the secret and you've learned this grammar, you can complete this lesson by downloading some exam-style exercises that I've made for you, so you can actually use this grammar in context and remember it.
Okay, the link to those exercises is up there, and there's also a link in the description for you. Right.
The first thing you need to know is that using 'to' plus '-ing' is only possible when it comes after special verbs, a lot of which are phrasal verbs. Phrasal verbs that contain a verb, and the preposition 'to' at the end. And this 'to' is part of the verb.
A common example of this is 'look forward to'. The verb is to look forward to. And if you say, I look forward to meet to you next week, or I'm looking forward to hear from you, that's wrong.
And it's a really, really common mistake. You see, the word 'to' is part of the verb 'look forward to'. We always follow this verb with a noun or a gerund. Followed by a noun, it looks like this.
I look forward to the concert.
He's looking forward to the day he sees you again.
And followed by gerund, that's the ing form of the verb, it looks like this.
I look forward to meeting you next week.
He's looking forward to seeing you again.
Another example of this is the phrasal verb 'get round to', which we use to express the idea of finally doing something after a delay or procrastination. And again, because 'to' is part of the verb, we follow it with a gerund.
I finally got round to cleaning the car yesterday.
Did you get round to taking the book back to the library?
Now, it's not just phrasal verbs where this happens. There are many other verbs that always go with 'to'. So we're going to have a look at a few common verbs, and I'll divide them up into small categories to make it easier to remember for you. So first, let's have a look at some verbs related to change. They are 'be used to', 'get used to', and 'be accustomed to'.
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Good video. Thanks. To recap what you explained, there's an even easier rule that brings all these verbs together, making it clear when the -ing form is to be used after "to": when a direct object can follow "to" so the -ING form is to be used.
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Not just "to" but "v + to + n"
V: look forward and these verbs
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The simple trick to using gerund after verb is very easy. First to identify before to which is coming is Acton verb or non-action verb if it is Acton verb need to use just to + verb first form(to+verb) and vice-versa if non-action verb use to+gerund as like, admit, freak, long, crave and many more though those like learn,think, seem,know these words seem non action verb but they take to +verb first from when we get to need to strain on our brain example - I learn to speak English language. I hope , this would be useful and would make you sence of how to utilise verb in your writing and conversation.
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I have a question: does "agree to" follow the same rule? (e.g.: "We all agreed to going to the theatre?")
I have always had that doubt
9:03 you said "In fact, another really, really common mistake is knowing...". Why did you use "knowing" not "to know"? That's something I've always wondered, when to use infinitive and gerund after the verb to be. Could you make a lesson about it?
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To-Infinitive and Bare Infinitive
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Please enlighen me.."The politicians are strongly opposed to the change" i assume this is an independent clause...my question is..why do you use 2 verbs (are and opposed to) in 1 independent clause?... isnt it violate the rules of grammar?..from what i've known,in one clause you can only used 1 subject and 1 verb
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So there's a mistake if i say
I went to school and i didn't make it to passing the exam?
It just depends on what you mean … e.g I went to school…( to ) is a preposition .. I had an exam and I didn’t make it ( meaning that you didn’t pass the exam)
When ( to ) is a preposition , either a noun or a gerund comes next e.g I look forward to the party… I look forward to seeing you later..
( to ) infinitive e.g Children need ( to ) be supervised by adults
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Actually what does gerund means😂
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Your expectation is very difficult and confusing for the non native
The simple rule: All phrasal verbs follow preposition + gerund.
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