Infinitive and  -ing

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

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