Verbs followed by to or -ing

-ING:

Admit, avoid, dislike, fancy, feel like, imagine, mention, mind, miss, practise, put off,
suggest.

TO:

Agree, appear, attempt, begin, decide, demand, fail, hope, intend, learn, manage, offer,
plan, pretend, promise, refuse, seem, want, would like.

ING or TO:

Love, like, begin, continue, hate, prefer, start.

Irregular cases:

TO
Remember Action you have to do
Did you remember to bring your
shoes?
Forget Action you have to do
Don’t forget to bring the book!
Regret You are sorry to give the
information
I regret to tell you the secret
Try You have the aim
I am running every day because
I am trying to get fit
Stop Stop to do something
During the race, he stopped to
drink some water
-ING
A memory from the past
I remember feeling very tired at the
end of the race
A memory from the past
I will never forget winning my first
race
You are sorry you didn’t do
something
I regret not studying harder for the
exam
The way you achieve something
If you want to get fit, why don’t you
try swimming?
Not continue
When he realized he couldn’t win,
he stopped running