uses of the infinitive and the gerund
Start
INFINITIVE
To say the purpose of an activity To say why something exist After "too" and "enough"
I went to the club to make friends There's an example to help you It is too cold to go swimming today He is not good enough to make the national team
VERB PATTERNS WITH INFINITIVE
GERUND
After prepositions After "to" when it is a preposition As subjects or objects in a sentence
He made a lot of friends by joining the club I am looking forward to seeing you Climbing is safer than it looks
VERB PATTERNS WITH GERUND
Admit, appreciate, avoid, celebrate, consider, delay, deny, detest, dislike, enjoy, excuse, face, finish, imagine, involve, keep, mind, miss, postpone, practise, regret, risk, stop, suggest I really enjoyed joining the club
VERB PATTERNS WITH GERUND
It's no good, it's not worth, it's no use, it's a waste of time, can't stand, can't bear, can't help It's not worth joining the club I can't bear losing this match
VERB FOLLOWED BY EITHER AN INFINITIVE OR A GERUND WITH NO DIFFERENCE IN MEANING
Love, begin, continue, hate, prefer, like, start I love playing tennis I love to play tennis
VERB FOLLOWED BY EITHER AN INFINITIVE OR A GERUND WITH NO DIFFERENCE IN MEANING
When "love", "hate", "prefer", and "like" are used with "would", they are always followed by the infinitive I would not like to play tennis
VERB FOLLOWED BY EITHER AN INFINITIVE OR A GERUND WITH DIFFERENCE IN MEANING
“Remember” + infinitive means that there is something that someone wants to remember before doing the action; for instance, “I will remember to buy bread on my way home”. “Remember” + gerund means that someone remembers something after doing the action; for instance, “I remember buying bread on my way home”.
VERB FOLLOWED BY EITHER AN INFINITIVE OR A GERUND WITH DIFFERENCE IN MEANING
“Forget” + infinitive means that there is something that someone intended to do but did not remember; for instance, “I forgot to turn off the lights”. “Forget” + gerund means that there is something that someone did but they did not remember doing; for instance, “I forgot turning off the lights”.
VERB FOLLOWED BY EITHER AN INFINITIVE OR A GERUND WITH DIFFERENCE IN MEANING
“Regret” + infinitive means that someone is sorry about something; for instance, “I regret to inform you that your mother passed away”. “Regret” + gerund means that someone wishes they had or had not done something; for instance, “I regret not informing you that your mother passed away”.
VERB FOLLOWED BY EITHER AN INFINITIVE OR A GERUND WITH DIFFERENCE IN MEANING
“Stop” + infinitive means that someone interrupts an action to do something else; for instance, “I stopped smoking to eat something”. “Stop” + gerund means that someone gives up doing something; for instance, “I stopped smoking two years ago”.
VERB FOLLOWED BY EITHER AN INFINITIVE OR A GERUND WITH DIFFERENCE IN MEANING
“Mean” + infinitive means that someone intended or did not intend to do something; for instance, “I did not mean to hurt you”. “Mean” + gerund means that something is involved, usually used with an impersonal subject; for instance, “It means that we need to get up early".
VERB FOLLOWED BY EITHER AN INFINITIVE OR A GERUND WITH DIFFERENCE IN MEANING
“Need” + infinitive means that the subject does the action; for instance, “I need to clean my house”. “Need” + gerund means that the subject receives the action; for instance, “My house needs cleaning”.
USES OF THE INFINITIVE AND THE GERUND
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uses of the infinitive and the gerund
Start
INFINITIVE
To say the purpose of an activity To say why something exist After "too" and "enough"
I went to the club to make friends There's an example to help you It is too cold to go swimming today He is not good enough to make the national team
VERB PATTERNS WITH INFINITIVE
GERUND
After prepositions After "to" when it is a preposition As subjects or objects in a sentence
He made a lot of friends by joining the club I am looking forward to seeing you Climbing is safer than it looks
VERB PATTERNS WITH GERUND
Admit, appreciate, avoid, celebrate, consider, delay, deny, detest, dislike, enjoy, excuse, face, finish, imagine, involve, keep, mind, miss, postpone, practise, regret, risk, stop, suggest I really enjoyed joining the club
VERB PATTERNS WITH GERUND
It's no good, it's not worth, it's no use, it's a waste of time, can't stand, can't bear, can't help It's not worth joining the club I can't bear losing this match
VERB FOLLOWED BY EITHER AN INFINITIVE OR A GERUND WITH NO DIFFERENCE IN MEANING
Love, begin, continue, hate, prefer, like, start I love playing tennis I love to play tennis
VERB FOLLOWED BY EITHER AN INFINITIVE OR A GERUND WITH NO DIFFERENCE IN MEANING
When "love", "hate", "prefer", and "like" are used with "would", they are always followed by the infinitive I would not like to play tennis
VERB FOLLOWED BY EITHER AN INFINITIVE OR A GERUND WITH DIFFERENCE IN MEANING
“Remember” + infinitive means that there is something that someone wants to remember before doing the action; for instance, “I will remember to buy bread on my way home”. “Remember” + gerund means that someone remembers something after doing the action; for instance, “I remember buying bread on my way home”.
VERB FOLLOWED BY EITHER AN INFINITIVE OR A GERUND WITH DIFFERENCE IN MEANING
“Forget” + infinitive means that there is something that someone intended to do but did not remember; for instance, “I forgot to turn off the lights”. “Forget” + gerund means that there is something that someone did but they did not remember doing; for instance, “I forgot turning off the lights”.
VERB FOLLOWED BY EITHER AN INFINITIVE OR A GERUND WITH DIFFERENCE IN MEANING
“Regret” + infinitive means that someone is sorry about something; for instance, “I regret to inform you that your mother passed away”. “Regret” + gerund means that someone wishes they had or had not done something; for instance, “I regret not informing you that your mother passed away”.
VERB FOLLOWED BY EITHER AN INFINITIVE OR A GERUND WITH DIFFERENCE IN MEANING
“Stop” + infinitive means that someone interrupts an action to do something else; for instance, “I stopped smoking to eat something”. “Stop” + gerund means that someone gives up doing something; for instance, “I stopped smoking two years ago”.
VERB FOLLOWED BY EITHER AN INFINITIVE OR A GERUND WITH DIFFERENCE IN MEANING
“Mean” + infinitive means that someone intended or did not intend to do something; for instance, “I did not mean to hurt you”. “Mean” + gerund means that something is involved, usually used with an impersonal subject; for instance, “It means that we need to get up early".
VERB FOLLOWED BY EITHER AN INFINITIVE OR A GERUND WITH DIFFERENCE IN MEANING
“Need” + infinitive means that the subject does the action; for instance, “I need to clean my house”. “Need” + gerund means that the subject receives the action; for instance, “My house needs cleaning”.