Infinitives and ing form

INFINITIVES AND ING FORM

1. To express purpose.

2. After it + be + adjective (it was amazing, etc)

3. After the first, thirth, last, etc)

4. After adejectives (Ready, free, happy, etc)

5. After too and enough

6. After certain verbs (promise, want, allow, etc)

7. After the objects of certain verbs (teach, tell, etc)

8. After questions words ( Where, what, etc)

Are

Infinitive

Bare Infinitive

11. After modal verbs.

10. After verbs let and make in the active voice.

11. After would rather and had better.

-ing form

12. As a subject or object of a verb.

13. After verb go.

15. After certain expressions (its worth, etc)

16. After prepositions (for, about, etc)

Full infinitive

Verbs followed by full infinitive and -ing form

18. Try + -ing form: Do something to see an effect.

19. Try + full infinitive: Make an effort.

22. Forget + -ing form: Forget something that has already happened.

23. Forget + full infinitive: Forget something you are supposed to do.

26. Stop + -ing form: Terminate an action.

27. Stop + full infinitive: Pause temporarily.