ing and infinitive forms

INFINITIVE

AND

ING FORM

Four ways that are subdivided.

The full infinitive is used:

To express purpose.

After it+be+adjetive (it is nice, it was stupid, etc).

After the first/second/last/best/,etc

After certain adjectives: afraid, surprised, free, happy, ready, sorry.

After too and enough.

After the objects of certain verbs (advise, allow, encourage, invite, order, etc.).

After certain nouns (pleasure, shock, chance, etc.).

After some, any, no and their compounds.

After question words (how, what, when, where, etc. but not why.).

After certain verbs (afford, agree, appear, decide, forget, hope, learn, etc.

The bare infinitive is used:

The -ing form is used:

After modal verbs (can, may, must, should, etc.).

After the verbs let and make in the active voice.

After would rather and had better.

As a noun (subject of a verb).

After certain expressions (be interested in, can not stand, don not mind, how about, etc).

After the verb to go, indicating physical activities.

After certain verbs (avoid, enjoy, finish, like, love, hate, etc).

After prepositions (for, about, without, etc).

Verbs followed by full infinitive and -ing form

Try+full infinitive: Make an effort.

Try+ing form: Do something to see what effect it will have.

Regret+ing form: Regret something that has already happened.

Regret+full infinitive: Be sorry to do something.

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

Remember+full infinitive: Remember something that has already happened.

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

Stop+ing form: Terminate an action and no longer do it after that time.

Stop+full infinitive: Pause temporarily in order to do something else.

Go on+ing form: Continue an activity without stopping.

Go on+full infinitive: do something after completing something else.

Remember+ing form: Remember something that has already happened.