Infinitives and gerunds

We use afull infinitive (to V)	Examples
· To explain the purpose of an action	· I’ll go there to see him.
· After certain adjectives	· It’s difficultto get there.
· After certain verbs	· We agreedto meet there.
agree, advise, afford, appear, attempt, choose, decide, manage, offer, plan, pretend, promise, refuse, tend, expect, want, help, hope, invite, learn, seem, teach, tell, would like
We use abare infinitive (to V)
With the verbs letand make in the Active voice	· My parents let me stay up late. · She makes me clean the flat every day.

We use a gerund (Ving = noun)	Examples
· As the subject of the sentence	· Swimming is really good for health.
· After prepositions	· What do you thinkaboutbuyinga new car?
· After certain verbs	· I enjoyswimming.
avoid, admit, deny, discuss, dislike, can’t stand, can’t bear, consider, mind/don’t mind, enjoy, fancy, feel like, finish, give up, mention, imagine, involve, risk, suggest, practise, take up

We use eitheran infinitive or a gerund with no difference in meaning
· After certain verbs	· He beganto sing. = He begansinging.
begin, continue, hate, love, prefer, start

We use eitheran infinitive or a gerund with difference in meaning
· After certain verbs
Ving	To V
I like going shopping. ( I enjoy doing it)	I like to goshopping early in the morning. (I prefer doing it so for some reason. For example, because there are less people there at that time. )