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    -ing or to/help

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    -ing or to/help
    Message from kai01 posted on 30-12-2014 at 22:52:37 (D | E | F)
    Hello,
    I have just done this exercise
    Link

    Out of the 10 sentences I do not understand these ones
    4. The secretary also objected to changing (change) the date of the hearing.
    8. Nobody owned up to taking (take) the bag.

    I know so far that some verbs in English are followed by "-ing" other by "to + infinitive". But what topic of grammar is "to + ing-form" ?
    Thanks a lot
    Greetings from Germany
    Kai

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    Edited by lucile83 on 31-12-2014 09:51
    No red on the forum, thanks.


    Re: -ing or to/help from gerondif, posted on 30-12-2014 at 23:13:19 (D | E)
    Hello,
    to can be a preposition, which means that it is then placed before a noun, a pronoun or a gerund:
    I am used to this car.
    I am used to watching westerns.
    I look forward to hearing from you.
    The secretary also objected to another date for the hearing.
    The secretary also objected to changing the date of the hearing.
    Nobody owned up to taking the bag.
    Nobody aknowledged taking (take) the bag.
    Nobody took the blame for taking the bag.



    Re: -ing or to/help from kai01, posted on 30-12-2014 at 23:21:32 (D | E)
    Hello,
    I see! Thank you very much for this clarification!
    Greetings
    Kai




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