GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

Verbs followed by gerunds (-ing ) and infinitives

There are some verbs that are followed by gerunds (-ing)

• enjoy
• fancy
• finish
• imagine
• keep
• mention

• adore
• avoid
• can't help
• can't stand
• describe
• don't mind

• miss
• practice
• recommend
• spend
• suggest
• quit

I love traveling abroad. We enjoyed visiting Paris last year. I fancy going to the beach this summer.

The negative of the -ing form is not + -ing

I recommend not taking a lot of luggage when you travel alone. We enjoy not doing anything when we are on vacation.

OTHER VERBS are followed by the infinitive

• agree
• arrange
• ask
• can't afford
• choose

• would like
• would love
• would prefer

• plan
• pretend
• promise
• refuse
• seem
• threaten
• want
• decide

• fail
• hope
• intend
• learn
• manage
• need
• offer
• expect

I hope to travel to the beach this year. They need to make the hotel reservation today. We can't afford to go on a vacation this year.

The negative of the infinitive form is not + infinitive

Matt and Kim decided not to travel this year.I expect not to spend so much money on the plane tickets.

other uses

We use the -ing form when we use a verb as the subject of the sentence

Traveling can be very educational. Taking photos is a must when you travel Trying new foods when you travel is great.

We also use the -ing form when a verb or adjective follows a preposition.

We often think about traveling for a year.My friends apologized for arriving late to the tour. Tanya is afraid of flying.

We often use infinitive after an adjective

It was amazing to visit Chile for the firts time. It was scary to ski for the first time.

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