你这个句子是错的,was和surprise不能连用,应该是I was surprised to find...
I (主)was (系)surprised(表)to find.(不定式做状语,表原因).
一般的用法都是不定式to do,比如hope to do.
用to doing的话,to肯定是介词了,所以后面加动名词.这种比较少,一般都是固定搭配,记住就好.如:
be used to doing,习惯于
object to doing,反对
devote oneself to doing,致力于
stick to doing,坚持
pay attention to doing,注意
look forward to doing,期盼不小心打错了,那这句话不就没谓语了吗。那一些动词后加不定式to do也是固定搭配吗was这个be动词就相当于谓语。动词后面加不定式,这是语法决定的,就是常用句式吧。两个动词不能连用,那么第二个动词要么变成不定式to do,要么变成动名词doing。比如说go后面,既可以是go to see a movie,也可以是go shopping.