What's the difference between the following two sentences ? I remember having done that. I remember doing that. Any nuances between them? And can we substitute "recall" for "remember" without a change in

to is not a preposition if it is followed by the dictionary form (base form) of a verb. It's part of an infinitive; it's an 'infinitive particle' or 'infinitive marker'. So your examples along the lines of want to play are

Hi, what's the right use of looking forward, when should be followed by a gerund and when not. I'd explain it this way. Consider a gerund when you mean you are looking forward to performing an action. eg I am looking forward

what's What's the right use of looking forward ? , when When should it be followed by a gerund and when not ? It's actually looking forward to , and it's followed by a gerund or noun. I'm looking forward to seeing you. Robert

Hi, " Looking forward to " must be followed by a noun phrase, so you might have (for instance): - a noun (I'm looking forward to your reply ) - a pronoun (I'm looking forward to it ) - a gerund (I'm looking forward to

what's the right use of looking forward, when should be followed by a gerund and when not.

I + am + not + finished (adjective) + with (optional preposition) + talking (gerund) + to you (prepositional phrase).

This is the same old problem: infinitive or gerund? It's not easy to find a rule of thumb, you just have to follow... your instinct. But I just wrote "It's not easy to find..." and not "It's not easy finding...". My

"Being male is not (so) easy," is grammatical in my opinion. It's not missing anything, while "Nice meeting you" lacks a subject and a verb. Both the versions you quote are often used with the same intention. I think

I believe that the gerund (being male) indicates the speaker (or, alternatively, it) has been in the state of being male for some time. A female speaker can't say this; she should use the infinitive (to be) to indicate an abstract concept. The