Infinitive and  -ing

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INFINITIVE OR -ING

Verb + -ing :

stop,

delay, fancy, consider, admit, miss, involve, finish, postpone,

imagine, avoid, deny, risk, practise, enjoy, suggest, mind, give up,

put off, carry on, go on, keep on, can´t help /laughing/,dislike,

can´t stand.

verb

+ to:

offer,

decide, hope, deserve, attempt, promise, agree, plan, aim, afford,

manage, threaten, refuse, arrange, learn, forget, fail, seem, appear,

tend, pretend, claim, decide, dare, want, ask, help, expect, beg,

tell, remind, force, enable, teach, order, warn, invite, persuade,

make, let.

both

-ing + infinitive:

begin,

start, intend, continue, bother, love, like, hate, can´t bear /no

difference in meaning/

difference

in meaning:

advise,

recommend, encourage, allow, permit, forbid:

verb

+ -ing /without an object/ verb + object + to:

I

recommend waiting I recommend you to wait

remember

+ -ing = I did it and now I remember /I remember posting the letter/

remember

– to…= not to forget or to realise /please remember to post the

letter/

regret

+ -ing = I am sorry about what I did /I regret saying it/

regret

+ to…= I´m sorry that I have to…/We regret to inform you…/

go

on + -ing = continue /He went on talking/

go

on + to.. = do or say something new /After discussing it he went on

to talk about economy/

try

+ -ing = testing /try pressing the button

try

+ to.. = attempt, effort /I tried to move the table/

need

+ -ing = something needs to be done /the floor needs cleaning/

need

+ to.. = it is necessary /I need to take more exercise/

NOTE:

would is followed by infinitive: I would like to go.

I would like to have done something= I regret I couldn´t do it

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