VERBS + BARE INFINITIVE. VERB + TO-INFINITIVE. VERBS + GERUND. VEBS THAT CAN BE FOLLOWED BY TO-INFITIVE OR BY GERUND

VERBS + BARE INFINITIVE

AFTER ALL MODAL VERBS: can, could, will, would, shall, should, may, might, must, needn’t, etc…

       Ex: My children will probably have blue eyes and dark hair.

       He must study harder if he wants to pass.

AFTER THE VERBS: let, make, would rather, had better.             

       Ex: You make me feel happy.                                         

       Let her go with him.

       I would rather stay here than go with you.

       You had better come at once if you want your lunch.

VERB + TO-INFINITIVE

THE MOST COMMON VERBS FOLLOWED BY A TO-INFINITIVE ARE:

afford, agree, ask, choose, decide, expect, hope, learn, manage, need, offer, plan, pretend, promise, refuse, seem, want, wish

       Ex: He expects to be back before midnight.

       Mary wants to learn all that in three days.

       I can’t afford to buy an expensive car now.

       How old were you when you learnt to drive?

       He refused to give me my money.

VERBS + GERUND

THE MOST COMMON VERBS FOLLOWED BY A GERUND ARE:

admit, avoid, deny, dislike, enjoy, fancy, feel like, finish, imagine, keep, mind, suggest

       Ex: I deny having seen him yesterday.

       Do you mind opening the door?

       I can’t imagine him riding a motor-bike.

             I’ve finished cleaning the flat.

SOME OTHER SPECIAL VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUND ARE: to be used to, to be worth, can’t stand, can’t help, it’s no use, to look forward to

       Ex: It isn’t worth buying that book

             I can’t help hating him.

             I look forward to seeing you again.

             It’s no use telling him what to do.

VEBS THAT CAN BE FOLLOWED BY TO-INFITIVE OR BY GERUND

THE VERBS LIKE, HATE, LOVE  CAN BE FOLLOWED BY INFITIVE OR GERUND BUT IN THE CONDITIONAL TENSE THEY ARE ALWAYS FOLLOWED BY TO-INFINITIVE.

       Ex: I hate cooking but I love shopping.

             I’d hate to live in that house.

             I hate to interrupt you while you are working.

             We like reading English books.

             We’d like to go to the cinema with you.

             We like to read when we are relaxed.

OTHER VERBS WITH THAT DOUBLE POSSIBILITY ARE: remember, stop, regret, forget, prefer, start, begin, intend. WITH THE FIRST FOUR, there is a clear difference in meaning. With the others we can use either a to-infitive or an –ing form, the meaning is the same.

       Ex: I must stop smoking. (to stop so that you can do it)

             I stopped to smoke a cigarette. (to end an action)

I will always remember meeting you for the first time. ( the action is before remembering)

Please, remember to post the letter I gave you. ( the remembering is before the action)

I won’t forget going to the beach for the first time.

I won’t forget to buy the newspaper, don’t worry.

I regret saying what I did. (to be sorry because of something that happened in the past)

I regret to inform you that you have to leave now. (to be sorry for something you are doing, e. g giving bad news)

John intends to buy a house = John intends buying a house.

It started to rain = it started raining

The baby began to cry = the baby began crying.

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