Gerund - Ving Infinitive - to V

after certain verbs ( mostly in meaning of an (general) after certain verbs (it mostly depends on /according to
activity or process): the particular situation):

advise forget prefer deny afford expect plan wait

admit hate require allow agree hope pretend want
involve start fancy risk appear learn promise wish
begin keep understand spend (time) arrange manage remember would like
can’t help love remember go(activities) ask mean refuse would love
can’t stand imagine practise can’t face choose need seem would prefer
consider like try delay decide offer try would hate
continue need avoid detest begin intend start tend
discuss practise recommend dread can’t bear need know invite
dislike love regret feel like expect prepare threaten hurry
enjoy mention stop miss fail propose hesitate proceed
finish (don’t) mind suggest postpone forget swear aim deserve
recall resent bother permit after too and enough:
quit forbid appreciate excuse
escape complete tolerate resume e.g. He isn’t old enough to drive a car.
look forward to He is too young to drive a car.
it’s no use it’s no good
confess to
it’s(not) worth be busy
what’s the use of…? have difficulty (in)
T there is no point in
be/ get used to

after prepositions: after certain adjectives:

be interested in give up carry on easy hard glad nice

be fond of put off go on important interesting sad willing
crazy about take up possible happy sorry afraid

as the subject or object of a sentence: to explain the purpose of an action:

e.g. Smiling makes you happier. e.g. I phoned them to complain.

Note:
 We use bare infinitive after Modal verbs (can, could, may, might,
shall, should, will, would, must…)
e.g. She could …speak (speak) five foreign languages.
 We use bare infinitive after let/make/have + object.
e.g. His mother made Jonny tidy up his bedroom.
e.g. Our parents don’t let my brother stay up late.