Typical German speaker mistakes in English (30)

I often hear these mistakes made by German speakers who are learning English.

They say:  We are really looking forward.

This sentence, although understandable, is incomplete.  We need to specify what we are looking forward to.

Correction:  We are really looking forward to it.

We are really looking forward to seeing you / to meeting you / to working with you.

 

Remember, ‘to look forward to’ if followed by a verb must have an _ing.

Alternatively:  We can’t wait.

We can’t wait to see you / to meet you / to work with you.

This is a little more informal.

 

Have fun learning English!

Louise

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