❓ Preposition 'to' + '-ing' or 'infinitive'? - Improve your English with Learners' Questions

"After the preposition 'to', do we use +ing or infinitive verb?" That's what Paola from Italy would like to know, and Dan has the answer!
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[@Maximiliano97ARG]

I have a doubt, teacher. You have said that "to" is a preposition when it is followed by ing verbs, but when it is followed by bare infinite verbs, what is that "to"? Is it a particule?

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maximiliano salto It is part of the infinitive. You can also consider it as a mark for infinitive.

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I noticed alot of articles have been used to write : dis instead of this dat instead of that wif intsead of with teh instead of the TEMP don't know what is mean why ???

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Hi Dan, so there is no rule to determine what to use. The verbs you mentioned are so common and most learners know them, but the question is: is there a list of these verbs? Is it a big list? The case is not easy all the time because sometimes we come across some phrases that confuse us, for example There were some hurdles 'to playing' or 'to play' soccer on this pitch. What about using ' to' as a preposition or as an infinitive after nouns or adjectives?

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Hi Nawar. We are sorry, but there is no definitive list that we are aware of. The best thing you can do is get a good dictionary and check in each case. We realise this isn't ideal! As for confusing examples, remember that there are always exceptions to every rule! Language is fluid and evolves all the time.

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Hi plz, tell me cease -to or -ing ?Thanks

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Teacher Dan, I need your help!!!! He spoke very loud/loudly. Can you please tell me if "very loud/loudly" in this sentence is an adverb of manner or adverb of degree? My fellow says that adding very to loud or loudly makes them adverbs of degree. Is he right?

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What about: I like driving and I like to drive? Is there any difference?

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I'm not a Native English speaker, so it might be wrong but my impression is like ~ing sounds more general preferences while like to infinitive sounds more the speaker prefers it at that moment

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Both are correct..

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What is the reading method? I mean, examples Cat, city, circus, clear, clear, reading time every difficulty pronounce. Start s k

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to +ing or infinitive verb for example 1_eating fruit and vegetables keep you a fit 2 _it's easy to keep you are fit now question is that considering collect between examples 1 _ 2 ?

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Hi Linh The first sentence indicates that you were accustomed to it in the past, and the second sentence indicates that you are accustomed to it now.

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im still confused of how to determine “to” as a preposition with “to” as in to infinitive

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What is the correct pronunciation? Didn't, adjective I mean d silent.

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Is there always "to"? For example "He admitted stealing phone" is without to and it's right, isn't it?

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At 1:11, you complicate things by saying "I'm interested in learning TO SPEAK English." It's not representative of the subtitles and introducing another verb (to speak) could be confusing for learners given the fact that yet another 'to' infinitive ("and beyond!") appears.

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Hi! You are right in that, given the topic, things might have been made more complicated in this respect. We will keep it in mind for the future. It's worth noting that those are not 'subtitles' per se, but notes to accompany the video. They only contain the main point of each section of speech. Finally, we liked the joke! To infinity and beyond to you too!

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