English Grammar - Gerund or Infinitive? ('I like swimming' or 'I like to swim'?)

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[MyArtSchool]

An english website posted that " The donation with go to helping people " . So why did he use " to" and "helping " at the same time?

[EnglishLessons4U]

@MyArtSchool Whoever wrote that comment is wrong....and perhaps not a native English speaker...and perhaps made a typo/mistakes....no one is perfect!

[MyArtSchool]

For a sport , surf, can I say " I play surfing " ?

[EnglishLessons4U]

@MyArtSchool No, you have to say I surf. Go to engvid.com to see why!

engvid.com/english-vocabulary-­play-go-do-sports/

[bombonzim]

Hi Ronnie, could I say "I like to go swimming"? "I like to go dancing"? "I like to go shopping"?

Thanks in advance! =*

[EnglishLessons4U]

@bombonzim yes!

[behappy760]

i´m confused

[mynameiskmra]

What about the meaning of " i like to swim" and " i like swimming"??

[LuxAeternaRQM]

@12elenidim Hey there. The Gerund - Infinitive thing refers to the word that comes IMMEDIATELY after the word (either it is a verb -eg. like, or a preposition -eg. of etc). that takes one of the two structures. So I 'd write your sentence as "I'd like to go (infinitive) swimming. Plus, the word swimming is also a noun. Hope it helped

[LuxAeternaRQM]

@EnglishLessons4U Hey, I just came across your vids. Nice job! Now, concerning 'go to helping' I' d argue that the word "to" is not the 'infinitive to' but the preposition. A clear example of this is the phrase "I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon" that we often find in letters. Correct me if I'm wrong :)

[mtc1982mtc]

From Brazil

From Marcio

Hey Teacher...

I like (to watch) your videos...

They are very useful.

I'd hate to stop (watching) them...

You have been helping me a lot.

Kisses... your student (Márcio)

[Quinz66]

There's one exception I know. You must say "I'm looking forward to HEARING form you" or "I look forward to HEARING from you", for exemple.

[AbhishekAqua]

I never got these concepts in my school days.... Thanks a lot.. you are a awesome teacher.. Thans a lot once again.

[timspw]

I like your smiles ;'] by the way,thank you for made this video .