Gerund and Infinitive

GROUP 1 : Verbs Followed by a Gerund:                                                                       

Admit, appreciate, avoid, consider, continue, deny, go skiing, imagine, mind, miss, quit, save, suggest, practice, prevent, spend, waste, lose  love, like, enjoy, prefer, dislike, hate (general preferences) be busy, it is no use, it is no good, it is worth, what is the use of, can’t help, there’s no point in, can’t stand, have difficulty in, have trouble, look forward to, be used to, in addition to, object to, prefer, think of hear, notice, listen to, see, watch, feel

These verbs are followed by Verb + ing

GROUP 2 : Verbs Followed by an Infinitive (to + Verb):  

  

Agree, appear, decide, expect, hope, plan, promise, refuse, Would like, would prefer, would love (specific preferences) Happy, sad, glad, eager, willing, reluctant, clever, kind, lucky, fortunate, Too, enough It was great to To tell the truth, to be honest, to sum up, to begin

These verbs are followed by to + Verb

Difference in meanings either a gerund or infinitive: 
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Forget + to	Not remember
Forget + ing	Not recall لا
Remember + to	Not forget
Remember + ing	Recall
Try + to	Do one’s best
Try + ing	Do something as an experiment
Stop + to	Stop temporally
Stop + ing	Finish doing something
Regret +to	Sorry to I regret to inform you..
Regret +ing	Feel sorry about
Mean + to	Intend to
Mean + ing	Involve

GROUP 3: Verbs Followed by a Bare Verb:

Must, can, could, have to, has to, had to, shall, should, may, might, Let, get, Make, see, hear, feel, had better, would better Want to know, explain, decide, find out, learn

Bare Verb (Verb without to)

Exercises:

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the infinitive or the -ing form.

1- I suggest going (go) to the gym.

2- If my sister managed ............... (graduate) this year, it would be a dream come true.

3- We made it to the stadium only .................. (find) that the match had been cancelled.

4- My brother enjoys ........................... (play) football with his friends at the weekend.

5- I think James has gone .................... (ski).

6- Will you let me ............................... (come) to the event?

7- I saw James trying ........................ (make) a model plane.

8- It was nice of Joan ......................... (send) us a card.

Complete the sentences.

1- I don’t mind ........................ (do) the washing up.

2- I really enjoy ......................(play) handball.

3- I’m looking forward to .........(go) on holiday.

4- My parents want ...................(eat) a piece of cake.

5- All people should ................(eat) an apple a day.

6- I would advise him ....................(join) a tennis club.