infinitive or -ing

infinitive or -ing

1. -ing

   • after prepositions
     • after verb
       • He is thinking of leaving the country
     • after noun
       • I hate the idea of washing dishes
     • after adjective
       • He is not very good at cooking
     • to as a preposition
       • I´m not used to hearing noise
   • working as subject of sentence
     • Smoking is bad for your health
   • after some verbs
     • admit
       • confesar
         • He admitted having stolen the money
     • appreciate
       • apreciar
     • avoid
       • evitar
     • consider
       • considerar
         • They are considering moving again
     • delay
       • retrasar
     • enjoy
       • disfrutar
         • I enjoy playing football
     • escape
       • escapar
     • finish
       • finalizar
     • suggest
       • sugerir
     • understand
       • comprender
   • following some verbal forms
     • can't help
       • no poder evitar
         • She can´t help loving you
     • can't stand
       • no soportar
     • don't mind
       • no importar
     • would mind
       • importaría
     • be used to
       • estar acostumbrado a
         • I´m used to living on my own
     • get used to
       • acostumbrarse a
     • feel like
       • apetecer
     • it's not use
       • ser inútil, no valer la pena
     • look forward to
       • tener ganas de
         • I look forward to hearing from you

2. infinitive

   • answering why question
     • Why did you stop working?
       • To spend more time with my family
   • after adjectives
     • It's easy to love him
   • after some verbs
     • would like
       • gustaría
     • want
       • querer
     • need
       • necesitar
     • decide
       • decidir
     • hope
       • esperar (desire)
     • pretend
       • hacer parecer que, simular
     • expect
       • esperar (anticipate)
     • learn
       • aprender
     • offer
       • ofrecer
     • afford
       • permitir (pay for)
       • proporcionar, dar (provide)
     • prepare
       • preparar
     • mean
       • significar
     • agree
       • estar de acuerdo

3. two forms are possible infinitive and -ing

   • have the same meaning
     • with continuous form we use infinitive
       • begin
         • It began to snow / snowing
       • continue
       • start
         • I started playing/ to play football when I was 4
         • It´s starting to snow
     • american english - infinitive british english - -ing
       • after conditional we use infinitive form
         • like
         • dislike
         • hate
         • love
         • prefer
         • I´d like to dance with you
   • have differente meaning
     • like
       • -ing form
         • sth you like very much
           • I like dancing
       • infinitive form
         • you are satisfied by the result
           • I like to get up early
     • stop
       • -ing form
         • finish totally action
           • I stop making noise
       • infinitive form
         • finish action to do another activity
           • I stop to make noise
     • sorry for/aout
       • -ing form
         • sth in the past
           • I am sorry for having offended you
       • infinitive form
         • sth in the future
           • I am sorry to disturb you
     • go on
       • -ing form
         • carry on, continue doing sth
           • My boss went on discussing the new project
       • infinitive form
         • change of activity
           • My boss went to discuss the new project
     • regret
       • -ing form
         • sth in the past
           • I regret saying that
       • infinitive form
         • to communicate bad news
           • I regret to inform you that your flight has been cancelled
     • try
       • -ing form
         • experiment, try out
           • Why don´t you try sending her flowers?
       • infinitive form
         • doing sth making an effort
           • I tried to change the battery but I couldn´t
     • remember/forget
       • -ing form
         • sth occured in the past
           • I remember switching off the lights when I went out
       • infinitive form
         • sth have to occur
           • Remember to switch off the lights when you go out
     • need
       • -ing form
         • Passive voice. Necessity for doing sth
           • He needs eating
       • infinitive form
         • obligation for doing sth
           • I need to be there at 8.00