Gerunds or Infinitives

GERUNDS OR INFINITIVES?

Gerund (ing) Infinitive (to A)

As a subject Running is good. To run is good.
* It is good to run.
After prepositions I am interested in ------------------------------
running.
After some verbs I enjoy running. I want to run.

LIST OF VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUNDS

acknowledge detest justify recollect

admit discuss keep recommend
advise dislike mean regret
anticipate end up mention remember
appreciate enjoy mind (neg./int.) resent
avoid escape miss resist
can't help evade necessitate risk
complete finish object to stop
consider forget postpone suggest
defer give up practice tolerate
delay go on quit understand
deny imagine recall
insist on

COMMON VERBS FOLLOWED BY EITHER INFINITIVES OR GERUNDS

GROUP A: VERB + INFINITIVE OR GERUND (WITH NO DIFFERENCE IN

MEANING)
attempt begin can't bear
can't stand cease continue
decline dread hate
hesitate intend like (dislike)
love neglect plan
prefer propose start

GROUP B: VERB + INFINITIVE OR GERUND (WITH A DIFFERENCE IN

MEANING)
remember
regret
forget
try

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LIST OF VERBS FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVES

advise afford agree allow

appear arrange ask beg
bother can afford care cause
(neg/int)
challenge choose claim consent
convince dare decide demand
deserve determine dread enable
encourage endeavor expect fail
forbid force get have
help hesitate hire hope
instruct invite learn manage
mean need offer order
permit persuade plan prepare
pretend proceed profess promise
recommend refuse remind require
resolve seem strive struggle
swear teach tell tend
threaten urge used/didnt volunteer
use
wait want warn wish

Other Expressions followed by infinitive (to A)

have ability be able / unable

be advisable / be anxious / eager
obligatory
have authorization be authorized
have chance be dangerous
have desire be easy / difficult
be essential - be good / bad /
necessary better
have idea be im(possible)
be important / be in condition
urgent
have/ luck/lucky be mandatory /
be required
have necessity have obligation
be obliged / have opportunity
allowed
have permission be preferable / vital
be ready be requested /
imperative
be sad / happy be satisfied /
pleased
be simple / be sorry / afraid
complicated
have tendency be the first / the last
...
be un(likely) be willing

Verbo how (not) to A

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Expressions with To + ing
explain
know look forward to
learn object to
teach be accustomed
understand (used) to
get accustomed
(used) to

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