to or ing

to or -ing

We use to after: choose, decide, forget, promise, need, help, hope, want, plan, would like, would love

I chose to spend my vacation in Africa last year

Don’t forget to buy carrots after work

I need to see my friends soon

We want to read more magazines next year

I would like to be spiderman

We use –ing after: enjoy, finish, stop, suggest, it is no use/good

I enjoy watching TV

I finished painting the house 2 days ago

We always use –ing after prepositions

They insisted on paying for the meal

We use –ing for activities - for example: go fishing, go skiing

You can use to or –ing after: begin, start, continue

She started to do/doing her homework We need to begin to count/ counting the

If you want to climb the mountain continue to walk/ walking the same path

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