209 – Can you use -ING after "to" in English?

I received a great question from a student:

Is it possible to use 'to' followed by the 'ing' form?

For example, "I'm looking forward to seeing you."

Normally we use to + the base form (ex. "I want to order pizza.") However, there are some specific words in English after which we use to + ING, and I'm going to tell you about them in today's lesson!

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