Gerund. Prepositions + -ing. Verb + preposition + -ing. Verb + object + preposition + -ing. Expressions + -ing. Infinitive. Verb + object + to

Gerund

Stop, finish, postpone, consider, admit, deny, avoid, risk, imagine, fancy, give up, put off, go on, carry on, keep (on), enjoy, mind, suggest, delay, miss, involve, practice, dislike, can’t stand

Prepositions + -ing

To be interested in doing, to be good at doing, to be fed up with doing, to the advantages of doing, to thank for doing, what about doing, instead of doing, in spite of doing, before doing, after doing, by doing, without doing.

I am used to doing smth, to get used to doing smth

Verb + preposition + -ing

Talk about doing, apologise to smb for doing, succeed in doing, insist on doing, think of doing, dream of doing, approve of doing, decide against doing, feel like doing, to be looking forward to doing.

Verb + object + preposition + -ing

Congratulate smb on doing, accuse smb of doing, suspect smb of doing, prevent smb from doing, stop smb (from) doing, thank smb for doing, excuse smb for doing, forgive smb for doing.

Expressions + -ing

It’s no use (it’s no good) doing, there is (no) point in doing, it’s worth doing, have difficulty (trouble) doing, to be a waste of time doing, to spend (waste) time doing, to be busy doing, go doing.

Infinitive

Offer, agree, refuse, decide, plan, arrange, hope, manage, aim, deserve, attempt, manage, fail, afford, forget, promise, threaten, learn, seem, appear, tend, pretend, claim, dare (to).

Verb + object + to

Want (Expect, Ask, Beg, Help, Mean = intend, Tell, Order, Remind, Warn, Force, Invite, Enable, Persuade, Teach, Get = persuade, arrange for) + (object) + to do

Would like/ would love/ would hate/ would prefer to do

I would like/ would love/ would hate/ would prefer to have done smth = I regret now that I didn’t or couldn’t do it.

Verb + object + infinitive (without to _

Make, let

Both

Love, hate, can’t bear

I remember doing = I did it and now I remember this.

I remember to do smth = I remembered that I had to do it, so I did it.

I regret doing smth = I did it and now I’m sorry about it.

I regret to say/totell you /to inform = I’m sorry that I have to say.

Go on doing smth = continue with the same thing.

Go on to do smth = do or say smth new.

Try to do = attempt to do, make an effort to do

Try doing = do smth as an experiment

Need doing = it needs to be done

Need to do = it is necessary for me to do it.

I can’t help doing = I can’t stop myself doing it.

Help (to) do

Begin, start, continue, intend, bother.

Like, love, hate to do/ doing – when you talk about repeated actions.

Like, love, hate doing = when we talk about a situation that already exists (or existed)

I like doing smth = I do it and enjoy it

I like to do smth = I think it is a good thing to do, but I don’t necessarily enjoy it.

I prefer to do smth rather than (do) smth else.

I prefer doing smth.

I prefer driving to travelling by train.

I would prefer to do.

I would (‘d) rather do (not do) (that do (not do)smth else)

I’d rather you did (didn’t) smth – the meaning is present not past.

To be afraid to do smth = do not want to do it because it is dangerous or the result could be bad [for thing we do intentionally; we can choose to do them or not].

To be afraid of (smth) happening = it is possible that smth bad will happen.

To be interested in doing smth = I’m thinking of doing it, I would like to do it.

To be interested to do (to be surprised to do/to be glad to do) = we say how smb reacts to what they hear/see/read/learn/know/find.

To be sorry to do = we regret smth that happens, or we apologise at the time we do smth

To be sorry for/about doing smth = we use to apologise for smth you did before.

I want to/ I’d like to (do) but I’m thinking (dream) of doing

I failed to (do) but I succeeded in doing

I allowed them to (do) but I prevent them from doing

I stopped them from doing

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