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Verbs Followed by Gerunds or Infinitives

Verbs can be followed by gerunds (verbs ending in -ing), infinitives (to + verb), or both with no change in meaning. There are no rules governing which verb form is used after each verb. Common verbs followed by gerunds include enjoy, dislike, and finish. Verbs often followed by infinitives include choose, decide, and refuse. Some verbs like forget, remember, stop, go on, and try can be followed by either a gerund or infinitive but with a change in meaning.

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Verbs Followed by Gerunds & Verbs Followed by Infinitives Peter Mangiaracina 1
Explanation It is often difficult to determine how verbs are linked to other verbs. There are three choices: •They can be followed by gerunds. •They can be followed by infinitives. •They can be followed by BOTH. 2
Examples Marta enjoys going to museums. Anglea decided to stay home and watch TV. Nieves loves to go (going) swimming. 3
Unfortunately, there are no rules governing which verb form is used after each verb. This presentation lists common verbs and what comes after. 4
Followed by Gerunds admit dislike give up miss avoid enjoy have trouble put off deny feel like keep (on) quit discuss finish mind suggest 5
Followed by Infinitives agree fail offer promise choose hope plan refuse decide learn prepare seem respect need pretend want 6
Followed by Gerunds or Infinitives with no change of meaning attempt like begin love continue prefer hate start 7
Followed by Gerunds or Infinitives with change of meaning Forget + to not remember what you had to do Forget + -ing not remember something you have done Remember + to remember what you had to do Remember + -ing remember something you have done Stop + to pause in order to do something Stop + -ing quit doing something Go on + to change to something new Go on + -ing continue doing Try + to make an effort Try + -ing do something to see what happens 8
Change of Meaning Examples I remembered/forgot to lock the door when I left the house. I remember playing in the garden when I was a child. I stopped on my way home to chat with a friend. I stopped smoking ten years ago. We talked about the economy for an hour, then we went on to talk about baseball. We went on talking all night long. I tried to fix my TV, but I couldn’t. First, I tried unplugging it, and plugging it back in. Then I tried playing around with the controls. Nothing worked. 9