amit delay
rick fancy
avoid enjoy
deny suggest
mind feel like
report practise
doubt postpone
Ex:I don’t fancy going out this evening.
I’ll do the shopping when I’ve finished cleaning the flat.
VERB + GERUNDVERB + GERUND
• Are you interested in working for us?
• I’m not very good at learning languages.
• This knife is only for cutting bread.
PREPOSITION + GERUND
• HOWEVER ……
a part of the infinitive
Ex: They decided to go out.
I want to play tennis.
a preposition
Ex: I prefer cycling to driving.
I’m looking forward to seeing Ann again.
TO
agreeintend
wantexpect
askaim
warndecide
hopeseem
begdareofferInvitemanagearrange
persuadepretenddemand
EX:As it was late, we decided to take a taxi home.
He pretented not to see me as he passed me in the street.
askwanthelpmean + object + to infinitiveintendexpectwould likeEX:I asked Lan to help me.Everyone wanted him to win the race.
VERB + OBJECT + TO INFINITIVE
FORCE
REQUEST
WARN
FORBID
ADVISE
ENCOURAGE
PERMIT
ALLOW
RECOMMEND
+ OBJECT + TO INFINITIVE
Ex: He advised me not to go out at night.
She wants me to go home.
The baby began to cry.
V+ to infinitive
The baby began crying.
V+ gerund
After…
begin, start, continue, commence, cease …., we can use both GERUND and TO INFINITIVE.
REMEMBER TO DO/ REMEMBER DOING
Remember to post the letter.
= Don’t forget to post it. I clearly remember locking the door before I left.
= I locked it and now I clearly remember this.
REMEMBER + To INFINITIVE : remind you doing sth before you do it.
REMEMBER + GERUND: you remember doing sth after you do it.
TRY TO DO / TRY DOING
TRY TO DO: attempt to do, make an effort to do.
EX: Please try to be quite when you come home.
TRY + GERUND: do sth as an experiment or test.
Ex: Try some this juice perhaps you’ll like it.
( drink some of it to see if you like it)
OTHER VERBS…OTHER VERBS…
He recommends me to buy a laptop.
S + V + O + TO INFINITIVE
He recommends buying a laptop.
S + V + GERUNDS + V + GERUND
AND: INTEND, ADVISE, ALLOW, PERMIT….
WANT
NEED
REQUIRE+
GERUND Passive meaning
Ex: This motorbike wants repairing.
TO INFINITIVE Active meaning
Ex: I want to go home.
SOMETIMES….
Happy
Difficult
Disappointed + TO INFINITIVE Hard
Impossible
ADJECTIVE Ex: Your writing is impossible to read.
DO you think this water is safe to drink.
LIKELIKE
• What a beautiful house! It’s like a palace.Like + Noun
“What does Ba do?” “He’s a teacher like me”
Like+Pro
LIKE = PREPOSITION
Ex: She looks beautiful like a princess.
• LIKE = VERB
• Ex: I like getting up early.
I like to wash my hair twice a week.
However,
LIKE DOING STH = enjoy
LIKE TO DO STH = I find it good or rioght to do sth.