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Gerunds and infinitives

Verb + (object) +

bare infinitive

Verb + object +

to-infinitive

Verb + -ing

Verb + to-infinitive

or -ing

With the verbs:

Hear, Feel, Make, Notice, See, Watch, Let.

"My boss doesn't let me leave earlier"

Common verbs:

Consider, Warn, Allow, Believe.

"My dreams encourage me to keep on doing my best"

Exceptions:

Hate, help, like, love, want, prefer, need.

"I want to finish the major"

"My mom wants me to finish the major before getting married"

Exceptions:

When hear, see, watch are followed by infinitive without to, it means the action is complete.

"My girlfriend saw me arrive at school by Uber"

These verbs change their meaning:

go on to talk (next topic)

go on talking (continue)

mean to wear (intend)

means buying (involves)

regret to say (present/future)

regret saying (past)

remember visiting (2nd action)

remembered to visit (1st action)

stopped dancing (ceased)

stopped to have (reason)

try to do sth (attempt)

try ringing (experiment)

heard her sing (once)

heard her singing (repeated action)

Verbs with an object before an -ing:

catch, discover, observe, see, watch.

"I observed them stealing food"

Verbs without an object before -ing:

admit, advise, consider, deny, face, finish, suggest

"I advice studying English by ourselves"

That-clause

Verbs: mean, consider, and imagine

If it doesn´t turn on, it means that you need to buy other one (for explanation)

My mom considered that she is the best option (opinion)

She imagined that I would invite her to go out (suppose)