Wednesday, June 11, 2014

verbs - "To hear" or "to hearing"?



I often see constructions like this one:




I look forward to hearing from you soon.




It seems a little strange to me. In my mind it would look better using the infinitive form "to hear". I don't know if it has something with the verbals... Anyway, what I want to know is which form is correct and why?


Answer




This is not an infinitive. "Hearing from you soon" is a gerund, which functions as a noun.




I look forward to [hearing from you soon].




is the same kind of construction as




I look forward to [my vacation].




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