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I was looking forward to drinking at the new pub , but it was closed.



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    This is the sentence:



    I was looking forward to drinking at the new pub , but it was closed.



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      This is the sentence:



      I was looking forward to drinking at the new pub , but it was closed.



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      This is the sentence:



      I was looking forward to drinking at the new pub , but it was closed.



      Thanks in advance.






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          "look forward to" takes a noun. "drink" is a verb. So we take gerund "drinking", which acts as a noun.






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          • That doesn't explain why it's an -ing form. Why isn't it "looking forward to drink" just like "hoping to drink", for example?
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          The key to understanding this usage is the preposition “to” which comes after the expression “look forward:”




          Look forward to something means to be pleased or excited that it is going to happen. The ‘to’ in look forward to is a preposition, so we must follow it by a noun phrase or a verb in the -ing form:



          • I’m looking forward to the holidays.


          • A:
            Are you excited about your trip to South America?


          • B:
            Yes, I’m looking forward to it.


          • We’re looking forward to going to Switzerland next month.


          If the second verb has a different subject, we use the object form of the pronoun, not the subject form:



          • We’re looking forward to him arriving next week.

          Not: We’re looking forward to he arriving next week.




          (Cambridge Dictionary)






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          • +1 I think you need to be more explicit about the fact that it's not an infinitival to there.
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          "look forward to" takes a noun. "drink" is a verb. So we take gerund "drinking", which acts as a noun.






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          • That doesn't explain why it's an -ing form. Why isn't it "looking forward to drink" just like "hoping to drink", for example?
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          "look forward to" takes a noun. "drink" is a verb. So we take gerund "drinking", which acts as a noun.






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          "look forward to" takes a noun. "drink" is a verb. So we take gerund "drinking", which acts as a noun.






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          • That doesn't explain why it's an -ing form. Why isn't it "looking forward to drink" just like "hoping to drink", for example?
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          • That doesn't explain why it's an -ing form. Why isn't it "looking forward to drink" just like "hoping to drink", for example?
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          That doesn't explain why it's an -ing form. Why isn't it "looking forward to drink" just like "hoping to drink", for example?
          – Araucaria
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          That doesn't explain why it's an -ing form. Why isn't it "looking forward to drink" just like "hoping to drink", for example?
          – Araucaria
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          The key to understanding this usage is the preposition “to” which comes after the expression “look forward:”




          Look forward to something means to be pleased or excited that it is going to happen. The ‘to’ in look forward to is a preposition, so we must follow it by a noun phrase or a verb in the -ing form:



          • I’m looking forward to the holidays.


          • A:
            Are you excited about your trip to South America?


          • B:
            Yes, I’m looking forward to it.


          • We’re looking forward to going to Switzerland next month.


          If the second verb has a different subject, we use the object form of the pronoun, not the subject form:



          • We’re looking forward to him arriving next week.

          Not: We’re looking forward to he arriving next week.




          (Cambridge Dictionary)






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          • +1 I think you need to be more explicit about the fact that it's not an infinitival to there.
            – Araucaria
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          The key to understanding this usage is the preposition “to” which comes after the expression “look forward:”




          Look forward to something means to be pleased or excited that it is going to happen. The ‘to’ in look forward to is a preposition, so we must follow it by a noun phrase or a verb in the -ing form:



          • I’m looking forward to the holidays.


          • A:
            Are you excited about your trip to South America?


          • B:
            Yes, I’m looking forward to it.


          • We’re looking forward to going to Switzerland next month.


          If the second verb has a different subject, we use the object form of the pronoun, not the subject form:



          • We’re looking forward to him arriving next week.

          Not: We’re looking forward to he arriving next week.




          (Cambridge Dictionary)






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          • +1 I think you need to be more explicit about the fact that it's not an infinitival to there.
            – Araucaria
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          The key to understanding this usage is the preposition “to” which comes after the expression “look forward:”




          Look forward to something means to be pleased or excited that it is going to happen. The ‘to’ in look forward to is a preposition, so we must follow it by a noun phrase or a verb in the -ing form:



          • I’m looking forward to the holidays.


          • A:
            Are you excited about your trip to South America?


          • B:
            Yes, I’m looking forward to it.


          • We’re looking forward to going to Switzerland next month.


          If the second verb has a different subject, we use the object form of the pronoun, not the subject form:



          • We’re looking forward to him arriving next week.

          Not: We’re looking forward to he arriving next week.




          (Cambridge Dictionary)






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          The key to understanding this usage is the preposition “to” which comes after the expression “look forward:”




          Look forward to something means to be pleased or excited that it is going to happen. The ‘to’ in look forward to is a preposition, so we must follow it by a noun phrase or a verb in the -ing form:



          • I’m looking forward to the holidays.


          • A:
            Are you excited about your trip to South America?


          • B:
            Yes, I’m looking forward to it.


          • We’re looking forward to going to Switzerland next month.


          If the second verb has a different subject, we use the object form of the pronoun, not the subject form:



          • We’re looking forward to him arriving next week.

          Not: We’re looking forward to he arriving next week.




          (Cambridge Dictionary)







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          • +1 I think you need to be more explicit about the fact that it's not an infinitival to there.
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