I am fond of watching movies. (NOT I am fond of to watch movies.)
John was arrested for stealing a policeman’s helmet. (NOT … for to steal …)
Can you talk without opening your mouth?
I am thinking of writing a novel.
You must abstain from talking to such people.
We got the job finished by burning the midnight oil.
We look forward to hearing from you.
To as a preposition
To can be an infinitive marker (e.g. to work, to laugh). It can also be a preposition. When to is a preposition, it is followed by either a noun or the –ing form of a verb, but not normally by the infinitive. Common expressions in which this happens are look forward to, object to, used to, prefer to, get round to, in addition to.
Compare:
I look forward to his next visit. (noun)
I look forward to hearing from you. (NOT I look forward to hear from you.)
I prefer the country to the city. (noun)
I prefer swimming to walking.
I am used to waiting for buses. (NOT I am used to wait for buses.)
They objected to our entering the room.
I object to working on Sundays.
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