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infinitives are used after

ing forms are used after

both ing forms and infinitives are used with

feeling adjectives: happy, sad, glad etc

too+adjective+to

adjective+ enough +to

verb list: grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/verblist.htm

these verbs

expressions

adjectives + preposition

or as subjects or objects

admit, delay, mind, can´t help...there are lot of them

grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/verblist.htm

there is no pont in , look forward to etc

fed up with, interested in, bored with etc

Dancing is my passion

She never considered teaching as an option

a change in meaning after

no change in meaning after

remember

stop

go on

try

regret

mean

Remember to close the door vs. Remember closing the door

I stopped smoking long ago vs. I stopped to smoke

She went on singing for hours vs She recited a poem, then went on to sing a country song

She tried searching on the web for an address vs She tried to email him but it bounced back

I regret to tell you that she left us vs She regreted telling me a lie

I never meant to hurt you vs Working with teenagers means having a lot of patience

continue, love, hate, like, propose,begin, start