En inglés, la construcción look forward to se utiliza para expresar el deseo o las ganas que tenemos de que algo suceda en el futuro. Podemos traducir este verbo como esperar (con interés), estar deseoso de, tener muchas ganas o, incluso, estar ilusionado por.
Al utilizar este phrasal verb, debemos diferenciar muy bien el uso de looking forward to y el uso de look forward to:
El to que acompaña a look forward to es una preposición, así que podemos seguir la construcción usando a continuación un sustantivo (un sintagma nominal) o una forma verbal en –ing (un gerundio).
A continuación, te enseñaremos usos y ejemplos de look forward to para que añadas este verbo a tus conversaciones y redacciones en inglés.
Una de las estructuras que podemos usar looking forward to o look forward to seguido de un sustantivo o un sintagma nominal.
La construcción gramatical es:
SUJETO + LOOK FORWARD TO + SINTAGMA NOMINAL
I look forward to your reply. | Espero su respuesta. |
I look forward to your early payment. | Espero su pronto pago. |
The kids are looking forward to the Christmas holidays. | Los niños están ilusionados por las navidades. |
Tim wasn’t looking forward to her visit. | Tim no tenía muchas ganas de su visita. |
Cuando queremos seguir looking forward to o look forward to de un verbo, hay que usar el gerundio, es decir, el verbo acabado en –ing.
La estructura gramatical es:
SUJETO + LOOK FORWARD TO + VERBO EN -ING
We look forward to seeing you again soon. | Esperamos que vuelva pronto. |
I look forward to receiving the pending payment | Espero recibir el pago pendiente |
We’re looking forward to him arriving next week. | Estamos deseando que venga la próxima semana. |
Isn’t he looking forward to going to the beach? | ¿No le hace ilusión ir a la playa? |
Para expresar que algo nos hace muchísima ilusión podemos añadir el adverbio really antes de look/looking forward to.
La estructura gramatical es:
SUJETO + TO BE + REALLY + LOOKING FORWARD TO
I’m really looking forward to my retirement | Estoy esperando con muchas ganas mi jubilación |
We were really looking forward to the film. | Esperábamos con mucha ilusión la película |
She is not really looking forward to seeing the musical. | A ella no le hace mucha ilusión ver el musical. |
Are they really looking forward to coming? | ¿Tienen muchas ganas de venir? |
We look forward to your reply | Esperqmos su contestación |
I look forward to your response | Espero su respuesta |
We look forward to doing business with you | Esperamos hacer negocios con usted |
I look forward to hearing from you soon | A la espera de su respuesta |
I’m looking forward to your visit. | Espero con ilusión tu visita |
I’m looking forward to meeting you | Estoy deseando conocerte |
I’m looking forward to seeing you again | Tengo ganas de volver a verte |
Time to practice! Pon a prueba lo que has aprendido con el siguiente ejercicio. Elige la opción correcta en cada caso.
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