I was looking forward to eating at the new restaurant or I was looking forward to eat at the new restaurant?
Why first one is correct? Can anyone explain the grammar behind it?
Which one is correct?
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Re: Which one is correct?
I was looking forward to eating at the new restaurant. 
"look forward to" ends with a preposition
prepositions are followed by nouns
verb-ing is the noun form
https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/pre ... s-rule.htm
"look forward to" ends with a preposition
prepositions are followed by nouns
verb-ing is the noun form
https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/pre ... s-rule.htm
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Re: Which one is correct?
Thanks for your answer