SUMMARY OF GERUND AND TO INFINITIVE

Agree
attempt
claim
decide
demand
Desire
fail
forget
hesitate
hope
intend
learn
need
offer
plan
prepare
pretend
refuse
seem
strive
tend
try
want
wish

                                                                                   





Example :
The students are preparing to learn about math 
Farhat tried to run as fast as he could

Verbs that are always followed by the gerund: Other verb must always be followed by the gerund. These verbs include:


admit
appreciate
avoid
can't help
consider
delay
deny
enjoy
finish
mind
miss
postpone
practice
quit
recall
regret
report
resent
resist
resume
risk
suggest


Example :
-       Angel was considering buying a jewelry until the price went up
-       Budi admitted stealing the motorcycle

NOTE : These sentences are made negative by adding the negative particle “not” before invinitive or gerund.



The following verbs can be followed by either the infinitive or the gerund with no change is meaning
begin
can't stand
continue
dread
hate
like
love
prefer
start

Example :
-       Betsheba started to sing after watch movie OR Betsheba started singing after watch movie
-       Bryan hates to ride his truck to restaurant OR  Bryan hates riding his truck to restaurant


Verbs + prepositions followed by gerund : If a verb + preposition, adjective + preposition, noun + preposition, or presposition alone is followed directly by a verb, the verb will always be in the gerund form
approve of
be better of
count on
depend o
give up
insist on
keep on
put off
rely on
succeed in
think about
think off
worry about

Example :
-       Fheryogi always think about her future wife
-       You can rely on Peter

The following expressions contain the preposition to. The word to in these expressions must not be confused with the to in the infinitive. These verb + preposition expression must followed by the gerund.
Example :
-       Ravizio is thinking of going to France in June
-       Bagas confessed to stealing the car


Adjectives + prepositions followed by the gerund: The following adjectives + prepositions are also followed by the gerund
accustomed to
afraid of
capable of
fond of
intent on
interested in
successful in
tired of

Example :
-       Lulu is afraid of to try the vehicle in Dufan
-       Philip fond of playing saxophone


Nouns + prepositions followed by the gerund: The following nouns + prepositions are also followed by the gerund
choice of
excuse for
intention of
method for
possibility of
reason for
(method of)

Example :
-       There is no reason for leaving me alone
-       Lapih has developed a method for evaluating his problem

Any time a prepositins is followed directly by verb, the verb will be in gerund form.


Adjectives followed by the infinitive: The following adjectives are always followed by the infinitive form of the verb and never by the gerund.
anxious
boring
dangerous
hard
eager
easy
good
strange
pleased
prepared
ready
able*
usual
common
difficult
*able means the same as capable in many instances,but th grammar is ver different. While able is followed by infinitive, capable is followed by of + [v-ing]

He is capable of operating software of accounting

Example of adjectives followed by infinitives :
-       The dish is ready to serve now
-       It is hard to learn about math

Some verbs can be followed by either the infinitive or the gerund, but the meaning changes.

Stop
Remember
forget


Example:

Lina forgot eating
Lina forgot to eat



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