When do I need to use an ING verb after "to" like "to making" and when do I need an infinitve verb?

Question

Can u tell me in which situation I say "to make" and when "to making"?

Answer 1

You would never say "to making". The infinitive is "to make". Here are a few examples of where you'd use the infinitive (to make) and where you'd use the gerund (making):

--I would like to make a cake.
--I like making cakes. (Or, I like to make cakes--same meaning.)
--While I was making a cake, I ran out of flour.
--To make a cake is impossible without flour!
--It is irritating to make a mistake while you are making a cake.

Silly examples, but I hope they give you an idea. Good luck.

Answer 2

You would never say "to making":

I am going to make the bed.
You will have to make it again later.

The infinitive form of the verb never takes an "ing."

However, the infinitive form of the verb "to be" often takes a gerund (-ing form):

I have to be going now.
She is going to be reading this tomorrow.
He will have to be making a new copy later.
it's not the "To" but the "to be" that is the clue to when an Ing may be required.

Answer 3

You do not use and ing after TO. Ing verbs are gerunds for the most part.

Answer 4

You don't use the gerund form (-ing form) of a verb with "to." To is only used with the infinitive.

Examples:

I like to make mud pies.

Making mud pies is fun.

One other note on the gerund form. It takes the possessive form of a pronoun before it. For example, I remember "your" asking me that question last year. NOT "I remember YOU asking me that question last year."

Answer 5

You are all wrong.

The problem here is that the sentence has been parsed incorrectly. The combination of the article "to" followed by a gerundive form does occur and is appropriate. If you use an expression that includes the article "to" as part of its structure ("opposed to", "looking forward to"), then you can follow it with a gerund.

I am looking forward to answering more of your questions.

Answer 6

I would like TO MAKE a cake. There are obstacles TO MAKING a cake, because I don't have any flour. I am making a cake out of rice instead.