When to use “To + Gerund” (e.g. To Going) 🇬🇧 B2 English Grammar

Why is “TO GO“ wrong and “TO GOING“ right? In this video you’ll learn when to use “When Gerund“ in English grammar (..and when not to!) 👓 Watch with subtitles 👓 🎁 [30% DISCOUNT FOR YOU!!] 🎁 Want to learn Advanced English in the most CONVENIENT way possible? In my DAILY QUICK FIX course, I personally give you daily lessons that will help you finally take your English skills to an Advanced (C1) level!. (Use code YOUTUBE to get 30% OFF your first month inside!) ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ⭐️ [DOWNLOAD THE FREE WORKSHEET] 📖 📚 ► Download here » 🚨 (BONUS: When you download this, you’ll also get access to my free book, “English Quick Fix“, and also ALL past future worksheets that I publish!!!) * * * ⭐️ [WATCH NEXT] 🔥 The Difference Between Used To, Get Used To, Be Used To and Usually | English Grammar 🔥 Crazy Confusing English Tenses (Playlist) * * * ► CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro: To Gerund 00:32 When to use the To Infinitive 1:56 To Gerund After Phrasal Verbs 4:02 Used to Gerund 5:50 Confess and Admit to Gerund 6:36 More verbs followed by the Gerund * * * ► TRANSCRIPTION To go is wrong. To going is right. But wait a second. I thought one of the most basic rules in English is that the infinitive of the verb is always to go, to eat, to take. Well, in this video, I’m going to show you why this is wrong and why you should use ’to’ plus the ’ing form, to going to taking to eating instead. Are you ready? Okay, first things first. I’m not saying that “to go“ is always wrong. I’m just saying that it’s not always right. In fact, in many, many, many common sentences, you will hear verbs in the infinitive with ’to’, like I want to go on holiday. I don’t know whether to call her. I’m too shy to sing in public. The problem is that most of my students apply this rule for every situation. They say the word ’to’ and they think, Oh, easy. It’s the base form. So to go, to call, to sing. And the problem is that this leads to a lot of common mistakes, mistakes I correct all the time and mistakes I don’t want you to make. Now, the cool thing is that it’s pretty easy to know when you need the ’-ing’ form of the verb. And here’s the secret. Once I’ve told you the secret and you’ve learned this grammar, you can complete this lesson by downloading some exam-style exercises that I’ve made for you, so you can actually use this grammar in context and remember it. Okay, the link to those exercises is up there, and there’s also a link in the description for you. Right. The first thing you need to know is that using ’to’ plus ’-ing’ is only possible when it comes after special verbs, a lot of which are phrasal verbs. Phrasal verbs that contain a verb, and the preposition ’to’ at the end. And this ’to’ is part of the verb. A common example of this is ’look forward to’. The verb is to look forward to. And if you say, I look forward to meet to you next week, or I’m looking forward to hear from you, that’s wrong. And it’s a really, really common mistake. You see, the word ’to’ is part of the verb ’look forward to’. We always follow this verb with a noun or a gerund. Followed by a noun, it looks like this. I look forward to the concert. He’s looking forward to the day he sees you again. And followed by gerund, that’s the ing form of the verb, it looks like this. I look forward to meeting you next week. He’s looking forward to seeing you again. Another example of this is the phrasal verb ’get round to’, which we use to express the idea of finally doing something after a delay or procrastination. And again, because ’to’ is part of the verb, we follow it with a gerund. I finally got round to cleaning the car yesterday. Did you get round to taking the book back to the library? Now, it’s not just phrasal verbs where this happens. There are many other verbs that always go with ’to’. So we’re going to have a look at a few common verbs, and I’ll divide them up into small categories to make it easier to remember for you. So first, let’s have a look at some verbs related to change. They are ’be used to’, ’get used to’, and ’be accustomed to’. [... Due to character limit, the rest of this transcription is unavailable] * * * ► Thanks, as always, for your LIKES, COMMENTS and SHARES!! 🙏 🔴 SUBSCRIBE to if you want to learn advanced English grammar and pronunciation and master English conversation! Your British English Teacher, ~ Greg 😀 #EnglishWithGreg #LearnEnglish #EnglishVocabulary #EnglishGrammar #B2 #C1 #ESL