Infinives and gerunds

Infinives and gerunds

1. verb + infinitives

   • neglect
   • fail
   • attempt
   • offer
   • manage
   • learn
   • deserve
   • demand
   • aim
   • agree
   • appear
   • arrange
   • pretend
   • prepare
   • plan
   • omit
   • hope
   • decide
   • choose
   • can/can´t afford
     • I hope to see you later
       • negative
         • if you decide not to ice is...
   • refuse
   • seem
   • threaten
   • tend
   • can´t wait
   • wish
   • object before the "to infinitive"
     • advise
     • allow
     • force
     • invite
     • remind
     • persuade
     • order
     • encourage
     • teach
     • tell
     • forbid
     • permit
     • warn
     • Her father taught her to play tennis.
   • this verbs
     • can also
       • be followed by
         • -ing when there is no object
           • I advise you to eat nuts/ I advise adding nuts.
         • the "to infinitive"
           • would like
           • would prefer
           • would love
     • forbid
     • advise
     • encourage
     • allow
     • permit
   • sometimes
     • have an object
       • respect
         • We expected to be late/ We expected Tom to be late.
       • beg
       • ask
       • help
       • intend
       • promise
       • want

2. Verb+ infinitive without to

   • Modal verbs
   • had better
     • You should add the eggs, slowly
   • would rather
   • help
     • can be
       • with or without "to"
         • We helped them (to) start their car
   • + an object
     • before infinitive
       • make
         • Let the cake cool for half an hour
       • let

3. Verb + ing

   • admit
   • keep (on)
   • can´t stand
   • avoid
   • mention
   • finish
   • (not)mind
   • consider
   • feel like
   • dislike
   • delay
   • carry on
   • can´t help
   • can´t face
   • imagine
   • involve
   • give up
   • fancy
   • deny
   • detest
   • enjoy
   • miss
   • put off
   • practise
   • postpone
   • recommend
   • risk
   • resist
   • suggest
     • I enjoy making it
       • negative
         • I enjoy not making it.

4. Verb + to infinitive or -ing

   • with no difference in meaning
     • prefer
     • dislike
     • like
       • +to
         • is not the same as
           • like+-ing
             • I like dancing.
               • =
                 • I enjoy it
             • I like to catch the early bus on Mondays.
               • =
                 • is not necessary something I enjoy
     • propose
     • love
     • continue
     • hate
       • I love making cakes/ I love to make cakes.
         • Two -ing forms
           • not usually follows each other.
             • I was starting making. (Its wrong)
     • start
     • begin
     • can´t bear
     • like, prefer, hate and love
       • but
         • would like, would prefer, would hate, and would love
           • are
             • always followed
               • by
                 • to infinitive
                   • She would like to go out, but we would prefer to stay in.
   • with a difference in meaning
     • verb + to infinitive
       • remember
         • remember to check..
           • (an action you need to do)
       • forget
         • Do not forget to add
           • (fail to remember something you need to do)
       • regret
         • I regret to inform
           • (I am sorry to tell you)
       • try
         • try to ice the cake quickly.
           • (attempt to do it quickly if you can)
       • go on
         • He went on tell you how to...
           • (the next thing he did was to tell you..)
       • mean
         • They don´t mean to upset you.
           • (they don´t intend to)
       • stop
         • She stopped to have a rest.
           • (in order to have a rest)
     • verb+ -ing
       • try
         • Try adding..
           • (do it as an experiment)
       • stop
         • Stop beating...
           • (finish doing it)
       • remember
         • I remember checking...
           • (have a memory of a past action)
       • mean
         • If you go by train, that means taking a taxi...
           • (it involves)
       • go on
         • They went on cycling...
           • (they continued)
       • regret
         • We regret sending...
           • (we wish we hadn´t)
       • forget
         • I´ll never forget going to school.
           • (lose the memory of something you did)

5. verb+ -ing or infinitive without to

   • feel
     • may be
       • followed by
         • an object
           • She heard her mother singing as she came downstairs.
         • -ing
         • infinitive withou to
   • watch
   • notice
   • see
   • hear

6. verb+ that clause

   • verbs like
     • admitted
     • imagine
     • suggest
     • recommend
     • agree
     • can also be followed
       • by
         • that
           • She admitted taking the money/ She admitted (that) she had taken the money.

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