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I have been thinking about this sentence structure for a while now, and I always wonder if it is correct whenever I use it.
Let's wait until we get more information before we decide on the next steps.
Let's wait until we get more information before deciding on the next steps.
Let's wait until we get more information to decide on the next steps.
Do those all seem equivalent? Are any of them wrong? What do you call these sorts of constructions, the ones that follow get more information above?
All 3 are equivalent and correct.
before + pronoun + decide=before + deciding
Many (but not all) verbs simply mean the same between to V and V-ing. For example, "I like to eat" is the same as "I like eating".
wait ... before + V-ing=wait ... to + V
wait ... to V and wait ... before V-ing are simply verb phrases.
Thease are all grammatically correct, and seem quite natural to me. Any differences of meanign are quite subtle, and in practice I would regard them as interchangeable with mo difference of meaning at all.
