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I read this article and here it is mentioned that "I miss to swim" is grammatically incorrect. However, I do not see any issue with it.

Could some language expert please clarify.

ColleenV
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  • Please look up the verb miss. Hint: it works like love, hate, like with ing. – Lambie Mar 08 '19 at 18:28
  • @Lambie I Google'ed but couldn't understand. I am not a native English user, so it would be better if you could explain the concept, if you know. – pjj Mar 08 '19 at 18:37
  • It would help us if we understood what you found when you searched and why that didn’t help you. – ColleenV Mar 08 '19 at 18:39
  • @ColleenV Could you recommend me some good English Grammar online resource, I have been reading - https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/ .... – pjj Mar 08 '19 at 18:45
  • See at EL&U: When should a verb be followed by a gerund instead of an infinitive? – choster Mar 08 '19 at 18:45
  • We have a list of Resources for learning English that might help. Also “recommend me” isn’t felicitous, you would say “Could you recommend some good resources...” It is similar to “explain” https://ell.stackexchange.com/q/57947/9161 – ColleenV Mar 08 '19 at 18:47
  • @ColleenV Bingo. I love you so much for pointing out that "recommend" mistake of mine. :) Since I am not a native English user so I do many such mistakes, I am still learning. I am trying and trying. I hope I will improve my English Grammar and some day I will be able to answer questions on this site, instead of just asking questions. – pjj Mar 08 '19 at 18:58
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    If you do know an answer, you should post it even if your English isn’t perfect. We will help. – ColleenV Mar 08 '19 at 19:00
  • @Lambie Not in every context -- "I love to swim" or "I hate to swim" are both idtiomatic but not "I miss to swim", so 'miss' isn't working exactly like either of those. – Glen_b Mar 10 '19 at 22:18
  • @Glen_b Read this - https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/329/when-should-a-verb-be-followed-by-a-gerund-instead-of-an-infinitive .... "miss" verb should be followed by gerund, so I think that's why "I miss to swim" is wrong... – pjj Mar 14 '19 at 18:24

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I'm not very sure as to why it isn't grammatically correct, but it doesn't sound very natural to me. I would rather say "I miss swimming". You see, English has a bunch of unwritten rules especially when it comes down to gerunds. "I miss to swim" isn't something we really say. why? like I said, there are things in the language that you'll only learn by hearing every day. I could come up with a very detailed explanation, but you'd still run into exceptions such as "I love to swim vs I love swimming" for instance. I would recommend that you look up "List of verbs followed by gerunds in English" and try memorizing them.

Verbs followed by gerunds

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  • Some work both ways, others do not. But your advice is sound. – Lambie Mar 08 '19 at 18:39
  • Correct, that's why you should immerse yourself in the language as much as possible. YouTube is one of the best sources of information there is nowadays. – Kaique Mar 08 '19 at 18:42