Use of I’m looking forward to & I’m calling to + (verb); Day: 18
I’m looking forward to
When telling someone that you are ‘looking forward to’ you are saying that you are waiting or hoping for something, especially with pleasure.
āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϝāĻāύ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻŦāϞāĻā§āύ āϝ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ ‘āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻā§āύ’ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻŦāϞāĻā§āύ āϝ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§āύ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻļāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§āύ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāύāύā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāĻ:
“I’m looking forward to meeting you.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āϏāĻžāĻā§āώāĻžā§ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŦā§.”
“I’m looking forward to talking with you.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻžāϰ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“I’m looking forward to going on vacation.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāύā§āĻŽā§āĻāĨ¤”
“I’m looking forward to spending time with my family.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāύā§āĻŽā§āĻāĨ¤”
“I’m looking forward to learning the English language.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āĻļā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāύā§āĻŽā§āĻāĨ¤”
“I am looking forward to visiting another country.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āύā§āϝ āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāύā§āĻŽā§āĻāĨ¤”
“I am looking forward to having a family.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāύā§āĻŽā§āĻāĨ¤”
“I am looking forward to graduating from college.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϞā§āĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϏā§āύāĻžāϤāĻ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāύā§āĻŽā§āĻāĨ¤”
“I am looking forward to watching the baseball game.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϏāĻŦāϞ āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāύā§āĻŽā§āĻāĨ¤”
“I am looking forward to running in a race.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāύā§āĻŽā§āĻāĨ¤”
I’m calling to + (verb)
When using the words ‘I’m calling’ you are stating that you are actually using the phone to call and relay information.
‘āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϞ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋ’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻŦāϞāĻā§āύ āϝ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāϏāϞ⧠āĻĢā§āύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻā§āύ āĻāϞ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āϰāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻāϰāϤā§āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāĻ:
“I’m calling to tell you about my day.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻŦāϞāϤ⧠āĻāϞ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“I’m calling to accept your invitation.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŽāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāϞ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“I’m calling to answer your question.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύā§āϰ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāϞ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“I’m calling to book a reservation at your restaurant.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϰā§āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āύā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰā§āĻā§āĻļāύ āĻŦā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāϞ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“I’m calling to complain about something.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāϞ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“I’m calling to thank you.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āϧāύā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāϞ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“I’m calling to support your decision.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āϏāĻŽāϰā§āĻĨāύ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāϞ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“I’m calling to remind you of our dinner plans.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϰāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŽāύ⧠āĻāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāϞ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“I’m calling to report a lost wallet.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŋāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ āϰāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāϞ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“I’m calling to receive my prize.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāϞ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĨ¤”