To + -ing forms

[CrOtALiTo]

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

I think it's easy because if you use the ing is present continues

I'm listing you that you mustn't go to the store today.

I'm seeing the movie from cinema.

I'm seeing that be in the cinema.?

I'm doubtfulness really I don't know much about the rules in English although my brother taught me the rule, already I forgot the rules.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by chileno

That form is not used too much though.

I hear and use 'to ___ing' all the time. So long as it functions as a noun clause as David said, it is very correct and common English.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by Rusty

I hear and use 'to ___ing' all the time. So long as it functions as a noun clause as David said, it is very correct and common English.

Maybe I haven't payed much attention to it. :-)

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by Tomisimo

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.

Thanks everybody for your explanations. But I've still got some doubts. Am I not able to say the following?:

A guide to go abroad
I'm glad to hearing from you

Is there any clue to distinguish between both forms? I'd translate "a guide to going abroad" with a verb (una guía para ir al extranjero), not with a noun. I'm not able to appreciate the difference.Thanks.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Thanks everybody for your explanations. But I've still got some doubts. Am I not able to say the following?:

A guide to go abroad
I'm glad to hearing from you

Is there any clue to distinguish between both forms? I'd translate "a guide to going abroad" with a verb (una guía para ir al extranjero), not with a noun. I'm not able to appreciate the difference.Thanks.

I look forward to hearing from you soon. - Estare a la expectativa de escuchar/saber de ti pronto.

Ing = ando /endo

o

es un verbo.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Adding mine own to irmamar's questions...

"A guide to go abroad" is right, but "a guide to going abroad" is permitted because it's understood that one is supposed to be able of visiting many destinations...
In that case, "a guide to travelling abroad" is incorrect and should be said "a guide to travel abroad".
Right

[brute]

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

I am glad to hear from you and I look forward to hearing from you again.

This sentence works, but why?

The first part is set in the present, the second is a future event.
Hearing here is a present participle or gerund used as a noun as in " The setting of the sun"

"I am glad to hearing from you" does not work at all without a "be"

"I am glad to be hearing from you" is grammatically correct, but for some reason it sounds strange to an Englishman, but probably not to an Asian who speaks English.

However, "I expect to be hearing from you soon" is OK. Don't ask me why!
I hope this helps.

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by chileno

I look forward to hearing from you soon. - Estare a la expectativa de escuchar/saber de ti pronto.

Ing = ando /endo

o

es un verbo.

Yes, I know that this is a gerund and a verb, but Tomísimo said that it worked as a noun. It's hard for me to find the difference when a gerund works as a verb or as a noun (and because of that, it's possible to use "to" before). If I'm asked to fill in the gaps:

A guide ... going abroad

Surely I'd write "for", instead of "to". And it would be a mistake.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

Adding mine my own to irmamar's questions...

"A guide to go abroad" is right, but "a guide to going abroad" is permitted because it's understood that one is supposed to be able of visiting many destinations...
In that case, "a guide to travelling abroad" is incorrect and should be said "a guide to travel abroad".
Right

Finger transpositioning

[brute]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Yes, I know that this is a gerund and a verb, but Tomísimo said that it worked as a noun. It's hard for me to find the difference when a gerund works as a verb or as a noun (and because of that, it's possible to use "to" before). If I'm asked to fill in the gaps:



Surely I'd write "for", instead of "to". And it would be a mistake.

"A guide to going abroad" .This is perfect. "A guide for going abroad is not
wrong, but unusual. However I would be quite happy to say "A saw is a tool for cutting wood." I don't know why, because to and for are used in the same way.