INFINITIVE AND GERUNDS

VERBS FOLLOWED BY TO INFINITIVES

MEAN MANAGE
CHOOSE ARRANGE
PREPARE OFFER
PLAN HOPE
DECIDE WISH
DETERMINE PRETEND
ASK PROMISE
WANT EXPECT
FAIL APPEAR
NEGLECT ENCOURAGE
REFUSE TEND
SEEM HELP
DEMAND HESITATE
Verbs followed by bare infinitives

* Modals: Can, could, may, might, must, will, would, shall, should
* Verbs of the senses:
Smell, see, hear, feel, watch, observe, notice }+ Obj +bare inf ,
+ Obj + present participle
* Other verbs: let, make, help } + Obj + bare inf
+ She lets her children stay up late.
+ I heard him lock the door.
+ I see him passing my house everyday.
+ She smelt sth burning.
Verb followed by gerunds
- finish - suggest
- admit - deny
- avoid - delay
- resist - postpone
- discuss - practice
- enjoy - understand
- consider
- dislike - mention
- risk - prevent
- keep = (continue)
+ There ‘s nothing to prevent him (from) taking the money.
+ You mention having been in hospital last year.
+ He admitted stealing the money.
+ She avoided answering my question.
Verb followed by either infinitives or gerunds
a> Verb +inf / gerund (with no difference in meaning)
- begin - choose
- start - prefer
- continue - intend
- attempt - like
- permit - propose
- allow - love
- stand - hate
- advise
Eg: - We don’t allow smoking in the lecture room.
- We don’t allow people to smoke in class.
* Like:
 Like + gerund : to enjoy
Eg: I like walking in the rain.
 Like + to inf : choose to, be in the habit of, think it is right to
Eg: I like to get up early, so I can get plenty of work done before lunch.
Verbs + inf / gerund (with a difference in meaning)
a. Remember + to inf: Remember to perform a responsibility, duty or task (nhớ
chưa lam)
Remember + gerund: remember sth that happened in the past (nhớ đa lam)
b. Forget + to inf: forget to perform a responsibility, duty or task
Forget +gerund: forget sth that happened in the past
c. Regret + to inf : be sorry for what one is going to say
Regret + gerund: be sorry for what has happened
d. Try + to inf: make an effort
Try + gerund: do sth as an experiment
e. Stop + to inf of purpose: to make a break in order to do sth
Stop + gerund: give up : Stop what one is doing
f. Mean + to inf: intend (co y dinh)
Eg: I am sorry to hurt you. I did not mean to.
Mean + gerund: involve (doi hoi)
Eg: This new idea will mean (us) working overtime.
g. Go on + to inf: move to the next thing
Eg: After attacking the government ‘s economic policy, he went on to describe
how the Labor Party would reduce unemployment.
Expressions are followed by a V-ing:
It’s no use:
Eg: It’s no use_ buying books but not reading them
_ helping him
_ worrying about it, there’s nothing you can do
It’s no good:
Eg: It’s no good _ trying to persuade her, you won’t succeed.
_ telling them the truth
It is useless
Eg: It will be useless learning a theory without practice
Be busy
Eg: My mother is busy cooking in the kitchen
Be (get) used to
Eg: I get used to getting up early in the morning
Be worth
Eg: + It isn’t worth repairing
+ She is not worth getting angry with
+ This book is worth reading
+ This film is worth seeing