English Grammar: How to use “to“ before an “-ing“ verb

In this lesson, I explain how and when we use “to“ before a verb with the “-ing“ ending. The use of “to“ before an “-ing“ verb is not always correct. But it is correct in a particular case to express an emotion or action happening in the present referring to a past or future event. If this sounds complicated, have no fear! It is a simple structure once you understand how it works. And if you do our quiz at you will get used to using this concept in no time! TRANSCRIPT Hi there. My name is Emma, and in today’s video, we are going to talk about something many students wonder about, and that is when we use “to“ and “ing“ together. Sorry. Okay, so for example... Yeah: “What???“ Many students, when they see this, it “poof“ their minds; they have no idea: What is this? It goes against all the rules they’ve learned. So I’m going to e
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