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ING form after TO (Having presented the requisite background … I can now proceed)



 
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ING form after TO (Having presented the requisite background … I can now proceed) #1 (permalink) Wed Dec 10, 2008 14:30 pm   ING form after TO (Having presented the requisite background … I can now proceed)		  
Hi: there: could you explain why ING form is used in the following paragraph, please?
"Having presented the requisite background … I can now proceed to showing how the analysis works in detail."
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ING form after TO- #2 (permalink) Wed Dec 10, 2008 16:54 pm   ING form after TO-		  
When "to" is a preposition and it is followed by a verb, this verb ends in -ing:
I prefer driving to travelling by train.
I am looking forward to seeing you again.
He is used to living alone.
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