Gerund and Infinitive

GERUND, TO INFINITIVE, 
and BARE INFINITIVE

Gerunds and infinitives are sometimes referred to as verb complements. They may function as subjects or objects in a sentence. It can be a little difficult to know when to use gerunds and infinitives. This time, we're going to study about them. 

Here is a file on the subject.

                                           adapted from: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/gerunds-and-infinitives.html

Verbs Followed by Gerunds

** = verb followed by a gerund OR a noun + an infinitive 

*** = verb followed by a gerund OR an infinitive with a difference in meaning 

**** = verb followed by a gerund OR an infinitive with little difference in meaning 

https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerund_list.htm

  

admit	He admitted cheating on the test.
advise **	The doctor generally advised drinking low-fat milk.
allow **	Ireland doesn't allow smoking in bars.
anticipate	I anticipated arriving late.
appreciate	I appreciated her helping me.
avoid	He avoided talking to her.
begin ****	I began learning Chinese.
can't bear ****	He can't bear having so much responsibility.
can't help	He can't help talking so loudly.
can't see	I can't see paying so much money for a car.
can't stand ****	He can't stand her smoking in the office.
cease ****	The government ceased providing free healthcare.
complete	He completed renovating the house.
consider	She considered moving to New York.
continue ****	He continued talking.
defend	The lawyer defended her making such statements.
delay	He delayed doing his taxes.
deny	He denied committing the crime.
despise	She despises waking up early.
discuss	We discussed working at the company.
dislike	She dislikes working after 5 PM.
don't mind	I don't mind helping you.
dread ***	She dreads getting up at 5 AM.
encourage **	He encourages eating healthy foods.
enjoy	We enjoy hiking.
finish ***	He finished doing his homework.
forget ***	I forgot giving you my book.
hate ****	I hate cleaning the bathroom.
Imagine	He imagines working there one day.
Involve	The job involves traveling to Japan once a month.
keep	She kept interrupting me.
like ****	She likes listening to music.
love ****	I love swimming.
mention	He mentioned going to that college.
mind	Do you mind waiting here for a few minutes.
miss	She misses living near the beach.
need ***	The aquarium needs cleaning.
neglect ****	Sometimes she neglects doing her homework.
permit **	California does not permit smoking in restaurants.
postpone	He postponed returning to Paris.
practice	She practiced singing the song.
prefer ****	He prefers sitting at the back of the movie theater.
propose ****	I proposed having lunch at the beach.
quit ***	She quit worrying about the problem.
recall	Tom recalled using his credit card at the store.
recollect	She recollected living in Kenya.
recommend	Tony recommended taking the train.
regret ***	She regretted saying that.
remember ***	I remember telling her the address yesterday.
report	He reported her stealing the money.
require **	The certificate requires completing two courses.
resent	Nick resented Debbie's being there.
resist	He resisted asking for help.
risk	He risked being caught.
start ****	He started studying harder.
stop ***	She stopped working at 5 o'clock.
suggest	They suggested staying at the hotel.
tolerate	I tolerated her talking.
try ***	Sam tried opening the lock with a paperclip.
understand	I understand his quitting.
urge **	They urge recycling bottles and paper.

                                                                               Source : https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerund_list.htm

Verbs Followed by Gerunds

* = verb followed by an infinitive OR an optional noun + an infinitive 

*** = verb followed by a gerund OR an infinitive with a difference in meaning 

**** = verb followed by a gerund OR an infinitive with little difference in meaning 

agree	Tom agreed to help me.
appear	His health appeared to be better.
arrange	Naomi arranged to stay with her cousin in Miami.
ask *	She asked to leave.
begin ***	He began to talk.
can't bear ****	He can't bear to be alone.
can't stand ****	Nancy can't stand to work the late shift.
care	He doesn't care to participate in the activity.
cease ****	The government ceased to provide free healthcare.
choose *	I chose to help.
claim	She claimed to be a princess.
continue ****	She continued to talk.
decide	We decided to go to Hawaii.
demand	He demanded to speak to Mr. Harris.
deserve	He deserves to go to jail.
dread ***	I dread to think what might happen.
expect *	They expect to arrive early.
fail	He failed to get enough money to pay for the new project.
forget ***	I forgot to lock the door when I left.
get (be allowed to)	Debbie gets to go to the concert next week! Why can't I?
happen	She happened to be at the bank when it was robbed.
hate ****	He hates to clean dishes.
hesitate	She hesitated to tell me the problem.
hope	I hope to begin college this year.
intend	We intend to visit you next spring.
learn	I learned to speak Japanese when I was a kid.
like ****	Samantha likes to read.
love ****	We love to scuba dive.
manage	He managed to open the door without the key.
need *,***	I need to study.
neglect ****	She neglected to tell me the date of the meeting.
offer	Frank offered to drive us to the supermarket.
plan	We plan to go to Europe this summer.
prefer ****	He prefers to eat at 7 PM.
prepare *	They prepared to take the test.
pretend	The child pretended to be a monster.
promise *	She promised to stop smoking.
propose ****	Drew proposed to pay for the trip.
Refuse	The guard refused to let them enter the building.
regret ***	I regret to inform you that your application was rejected.
remember ***	Did you remember to lock the door when you left?
Seem	Nancy seemed to be disappointed.
start ***	Marge started to talk really fast.
Swear	She swore to tell the truth.
Tend	He tends to be a little shy.
threaten *	He threatened to leave forever.
try ***	Mary tried to lift the table, but it was too heavy.
Vow	He vowed to get revenge.
Wait	She waited to buy a movie ticket.
want *	I want to study Spanish.
wish *	I wish to stay.
would like * (meaning "wish" or "want")	We would like to start now.
Yearn	Melanie yearns to travel somewhere exotic.

                                                                              Source : https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/infinitive_list.htm