GERUNDS & INFINITIVES

Lengua extranjera y su didáctica II: Inglés

GERUNDS: VERB + ING
We use the gerund in these cases:

After prepositions and phrasal verbs: look up, take

care of, from, for, of, by, keep up with, on, etc.
When it's the subject of the sentence
After some verbs: hate, love, like, enjoy, don't mind,
etc.
 COMMON VERBS FOLLOWED BY A GERUND
Admit Keep Spend time
Avoid Like Stop
Deny Love Suggest
Dislike Mind Quit
Enjoy Miss Fancy
Feel like Practise Appreciate
Finish Prefer Give up
Hate Recommend Delay
INFINITIVE: VERB + TO
We use the infinitive in these cases:

After adjectives: It's difficult to get up early.

To express a purpose or a reason: I came to Berlin to study
German.
After some verbs: want, need, learn, etc.
 VERBS FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVE
(Can't) afford Need Try
Agree Offer Want
Decide Plan Would like
Expect Pretend Manage
Forget Promise Continue
Help Refuse Aim
Hope Remember Ask
Learn Seem Tend
 NEGATIVE FORMS
Gerund: I hate NOT being on time for things.
I don't mind getting up early.

Infinitive: She told me NOT to worry.

I really want him NOT to come.
 THE INFINITIVE WITHOUT TO
After make & let
Example: My best friend always makes me smile.
My parents didn't let me go last night.
After most modal and auxiliary verbs.
Example: I can't drive very fast.
We must hurry or we'll be late.