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

	Created by gaida.kabral almost 13 years ago

(GRAMMAR and LANGUAGE STRUCTURES. Links to exercises) Note on Infinitive and -ing, created by gaida.kabral on 05/05/2013.