Gerunds and infinitives (table)

Using gerunds and infinitives with/without to

Infinitive +(Object) + to

ING & TO

Gerund

OBJ+ TO

Infinitive with to

Gerund or Infinitive (with to)

Base

ING

TO

TO

After determiners

accuse

After impersonal it + be + adjective

verb + sb + do sth

DIFFERENT MEANING

ask

SAME MEANING

DIFFERENT STRUCTURE

After prepositions

admit

After be (meaning formal instruction about future

After modal verbs

begin

beg

allow

forget

as well as

avoid

cease

expect

advise

go on

after have + noun

after adverbs

be/get used to

confirm

feel

continue

mean

help

forbid

can't help

consider

afford

have

hope

intend

want

permit

need

can't stand

delay

agree

hear

intend

start

recommend

regret

feel like

deny

learn

appear

let

enable

remember

it's no good/use

dislike

arrange

make

manage

encourage

require

it's worth

enjoy

ask

see

plan

force

stop

look forward to

fancy

attempt

would rather

prefer

get

try

there's no point

finish

claim

promise

invite

can't stand

imagine

order

choose

refuse

can't bear

feel like

keep on

decide

persuade

seem

hate

it's no good/use

mention

deserve

want

remind

like

miss

help

would like

teach

love

object to

tell

prefer

practise

warn

put off

report

resent

risk

suggest

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