To + -ing forms

[bobjenkins]

Es raro Irmamar, inglés no es coherente (consistent) con sus reglas Sé que sea injusto.

[bobjenkins]

Es gracioso, nosotros (hablantes nativos de inglés) seguimos estas reglas pero no entendemos ellos/los (them?) jeje


Preséntalos las frases y te diré si ellos son correcto gracias amiga

[poli]

Going to the movies is fun./ To go to the movies is fun
Seeing friends makes me happy/ To see friends makes me happy
Driving over ice makes me nervious./ To drive over ice ...

En inglés podemos usar verbo+ing(en inglés se llama gerund) en lugar del infinitivo en estes casos. Tambien se puede usar el infinitivo(igual al español) pero es menos común.

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Could someone explain to me when I have to use "to + -ing" form instead of "to + inf".?

I've also seen these two sentences and now I'm not sure which of them is the correct one:

I'm glad to hear from you
I'm glad to hearing from you



Thanks

Originally Posted by irmamar

I understand you in this sentence, but there are another ones where "be" is not used but this form is used, too. For instance, I've seen:

"A guide to going abroad"

Use the infinitive when the thing is a verb. Use the gerund (-ing) when it is a noun.

I'm glad to hear from you - verb
A guide to going abroad - "going abroad" functions grammatically as a noun (gerund), not a verb.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

I've seen two cases where -ing is written after "to":

I look forward to hearing from you.

I must get round to finishing my dissertation next month.

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

I've seen two cases where -ing is written after "to":

I look forward to hearing from you.

I must get around to finishing my dissertation next month.

Yes, in both cases, "hearing" and "finishing" function as nouns. "Hearing from you" and "finishing my dissertation next month" are both noun phrases. When they are used as nouns, they should be in the gerund (-ing) form, not the infinitive.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Thank you, David... It's pretty clear now.

Just one question, inspired from another thread... would it be correct to say:

You have no reason to seeing her. (?)

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

Thank you, David... It's pretty clear now.

Just one question, inspired from another thread... would it be correct to say:

You have no reason to seeing her. (?)

No, it would have to be one of these:

You have no reason for seeing her.
You have no reason to see her.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Originally Posted by Tomisimo

No, it would have to be one of these:

You have no reason for seeing her.
You have no reason to see her.

Ok... now I see... confusion dissipated now.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

I've seen two cases where -ing is written after "to":

I look forward to hearing from you.

I must get round to finishing my dissertation next month.

Ok! :-) Got it!

That form is not used too much though.