Section 8 Verbs followed by ‘ing’ or by ‘to + infinitive’

VERBS FOLLOWED BY ‘ING’

COMMON VERBS EXAMPLES

dislike
enjoy
LIKES love* He hated eating ice cream.
AND hate* He loved walking in the forest.
not mind He preferred cycling home.
DISLIKES like*
prefer*
admit
IDEAS consider
He considered moving to another country.
imagine
AND look forward to
I look forward to meeting you on Monday.

OPINIONS recommend
suggest
delay
ACTIONS THAT give up
START, STOP begin*
continue*
He continued eating his dinner.
John gave up smoking last weekend.
AND start* He has finished learning new Grammar rules.
CONTINUE finish
practise
avoid
I avoid walking in the forest in the dark.
deny
OTHERS involve
I mentioned playing video games with my
friend.
mention

* These verbs can also be followed by an infinitive, sometimes with a different meaning

After the verbs with prepositions GIVE UP, LOOK FORWARD TO, THINK OF, the second verb is
ALWAYS in -ing form.

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 Section 8 Verbs followed by ‘ing’ or by ‘to + infinitive’

VERBS FOLLOWED BY ‘TO + INFINITIVE’

COMMON VERBS EXAMPLES

PURPOSE Michael went to the shop to buy some bread.

agree
advise
MENTAL choose
He advised me to apply for this job.
When did you decide to go to Paris?
STATES OR decide
He agreed to help her.
learn
ACTIVITIES remember
He remembered to congratulate them.
wish
aim
arrange This hotel aims to provide the best service.
FUTURE expect Our neighbour threatened to call the police!
ARRANGEMENTS hope
prepare
I expected him to be here at noon.
I promised to help her.
promise
appear
It appears to be a misunderstanding.
pretend
APPEARANCE seem
He pretends to know this rule.
He seems to be very confident.
tend
attempt
I attempted to solve this problem.
OTHER ask
I asked him to help me.
deserve

We also use ‘TO + INFINITIVE’

1. after adjectives such as nice, sorry, glad, happy, willing, afraid

He is glad to be back.
I am sorry to hear this.
I am afraid to go there.

2. after TOO and ENOUGH

She is too shy to talk to her manager.

We’ve got enough money to pay for a deposit.

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 Section 8 Verbs followed by ‘ing’ or by ‘to + infinitive’

VERBS FOLLOWED BY ‘TO + INFINITIVE’

We also use BARE INFINITIVE

1. after Modal Verbs

They made him pay in the restaurant.

You must study hard.

2. after HAD BETTER and WOULD RATHER

I would rather go home now.

You had better leave it to me.

VERBS FOLLOWED BY ‘ING’ AND ‘TO + INFINITIVE’

We can use both -ING and TO INFINITIVE after the following verbs

TRY, REMEMBER, FORGET

but the meaning is different

1. I tried to lift that heavy suitcase. (I made an attempt to lift that heavy suitcase)

2. If you can’t hear it from here, try sitting near the lecturer next time. (Test something out. Sit
near the lecturer and see if you can hear better from there)

1. Remember to go to the supermarket on your way back. (Don’t forget that you must go to the
supermarket)

2. He remembers going to the supermarket. (He has a memory of going to the supermarket)

1. Don’t forget to take the chicken out of the oven. (Remember that you have to take the chicken
out)

2. I’ll never forget seeing this beautiful sunset. (I saw a beautiful sunset and I will remember it)

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