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Gerunds and Infiniti

Verbs followed by gerunds and infinitives

QuestionAnswer
avoid avoid + ing I avoid eating sugar
can't help can't help + ing I can't help buying things for my children
consider consider + ing Why don't you consider taking some time off?
discuss discuss + ing We discussed moving to a different city
enjoy enjoy + ing I enjoy biking
feel like feel like + ing I don't feel like going out
finish finish + ing She finished writing the report yesterday
keep keep + ing Keep practicing your English
miss miss + ing I definitely miss hanging out with my friends
mind mind + ing I really don't mind cooking for many people
quit quit + ing He quit drinking a long time ago
recommend recommend + ing I would recommend renting a car to move freely
suggest suggest + ing He suggested going for a walk in the morning
afford afford + to We can't afford to buy that expensive watch
agree agree + to All of us agreed to spend our vacation together
can't wait can't wait + to I can't wait to see my parents!
appear appear + to She appears to be very happy there
choose choose + to We chose to come here by plane
decide decide + to I have decided to change my job
expect expect + to We expect to make it on time for the meeting
fail fail + to Last year the company failed to achieve the goals
hesitate hesitate + to Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions
hope hope + to I really hope to visit Machu Picchu this year!
learn learn + to She learned to play the piano by herself
mean mean + to Sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you
offer offer + to They offered to help us with the moving
plan plan + to We're planning to start a new business
promise promise + to They promised to get here on time
refuse refuse + to The owner of the company refused to increase the salaries
seem seem + to She seems to have a happy life
volunteer volunteer + to Many people volunteered to help after the tornado
want want + to I don't think I want to go there again
would like would like + to I would really like to have a cup of coffee right now!
begin begin + to / begin +ing I began to work there last year I began working there last year
can't stand can't stand + to / can't stand + ing I can't stand to have people smoking around me (specific) I can't stand having people smoking around me (in general)
continue continue + to / continue + ing We need to continue to work on this project We need to continue working on this project
forget forget + to: I forgot to call my mom this morning! (I didn't do it) forget + ing: I forgot calling my mom this morning! (I forgot I did it)
hate hate + to / hate + ing I really hate to wash the dishes I really hate washing the dishes
like like + to / like + ing She likes to go to the park in the morning She likes going to the park in the morning
stop stop + to: I stopped to work (I stopped what I was doing in order to work) stop + ing: I stopped working (I don't work anymore)
love love + to / love + ing We love to hike We love hiking
prefer prefer + to / prefer + ing We prefer to stay home this weekend (specific) We prefer staying home (in general)
regret regret + to: We regret to inform you we can't help you (mostly to give bad news) regret + ing: We regret saying that (you did something and you feel bad)
remember remember + to: I remembered to send the email (I didn't forget to send it) remember + ing: I remember sending the email (I have a memory of sending it)
start start + to / start + ing We started to work when we were very young We started working when we were very young
try try + to / try + ing They tried to help us They tried helping us
Created by: coachlanguages
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