amit delay rick fancy avoid enjoy denysuggest mind feel like reportpractise doubtpostpone Ex:I don’t fancy going out this evening. I’ll do the shopping when I’ve finished cleaning the flat. VERB + GERUND
Are you interested in working for us? I’m not very good at learning languages. This knife is only for cutting bread. PREPOSITION + GERUND
HOWEVER …… a part of the infinitive Ex: They decided to go out. I want to play tennis. a preposition Ex: I prefer cycling to driving. I’m looking forward to seeing Ann again. TO
agree intend want expect ask aim warn decide hope seem beg dare offer Invite manage arrange persuade pretend demand EX:As it was late, we decided to take a taxi home. He pretented not to see me as he passed me in the street.
ask want help mean+ object + to infinitive intend expect would like EX:I asked Lan to help me. Everyone wanted him to win the race.
VERB + OBJECT + TO INFINITIVE FORCE REQUEST WARN FORBID ADVISE ENCOURAGE PERMIT ALLOW RECOMMEND + OBJECT + TO INFINITIVE Ex: He advised me not to go out at night. She wants me to go home.
The baby began to cry. V+ to infinitive The baby began crying. V+ gerund After… begin, start, continue, commence, cease …., we can use both GERUND and TO INFINITIVE.
REMEMBER TO DO/ REMEMBER DOING Remember to post the letter. = Don’t forget to post it. I clearly remember locking the door before I left. = I locked it and now I clearly remember this. REMEMBER + To INFINITIVE : remind you doing sth before you do it. REMEMBER + GERUND: you remember doing sth after you do it.
TRY TO DO / TRY DOING TRY TO DO: attempt to do, make an effort to do. EX: Please try to be quite when you come home. TRY + GERUND: do sth as an experiment or test. Ex: Try some this juice perhaps you’ll like it. ( drink some of it to see if you like it)
OTHER VERBS… He recommends me to buy a laptop. S + V + O + TO INFINITIVE He recommends buying a laptop. S + V + GERUND AND: INTEND, ADVISE, ALLOW, PERMIT….
WANT NEED REQUIRE + GERUND Passive meaning Ex: This motorbike wants repairing. TO INFINITIVE Active meaning Ex: I want to go home.
SOMETIMES…. Happy Difficult Disappointed +TO INFINITIVE Hard Impossible ADJECTIVE Ex: Your writing is impossible to read. DO you think this water is safe to drink.
LIKE What a beautiful house! It’s like a palace. Like + Noun “What does Ba do?” “He’s a teacher like me” Like+Pro LIKE = PREPOSITION Ex: She looks beautiful like a princess.
LIKE = VERB Ex: I like getting up early. I like to wash my hair twice a week. However, LIKE DOING STH = enjoy LIKE TO DO STH = I find it good or rioght to do sth.