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Some verbs can be followed by an infinitive. Others, by a gerund.
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Want Hope Promise Decide Would like Refuse Now, add 3 more verbs which are followed by an infinitive form.
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Like Love Hate Practise Not mind Suggest Now add 3 more verbs which are typically followed by a gerund
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And there’s NO change in meaning. These verbs are: Begin Continue Intend Start It started raining/to rain.
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With the verbs like, love, prefer, hate, to- infinitive generally refers to a future action, or an special occasion: I like to visit my grandparents in Christmas. (but now it’s June) With the gerund, the –ing orm refers to an action that is generally true or currently in progress: I like visiting my grandparents in December. (it’s sth I always enjoy, and it’s December!)
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-to infinitive: to remember sth, then do it. “I remembered to get your favourite cheesecake. (I got it for your birthday…) -ing: to do sth and then remember it later. “Do you remember locking the back door? If you don’t, we should go back home to check!” I clearly remember putting on my scarf. But now I don’t know where I left it!”
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-to infinitive: to forget about sth so you don’t do it! “Don’t get angry with me: I forgot to bring the books.” -ing: to do sth and then forget (or not) it later. “I will never forget going to shopping with you when we were in Miami.” “ I sometimes forget telling my students to do some homework. ( I give them homework and then I forget I did, so the next class I don’t ask for it!!)
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-to infinitive: to make an effort to do sth difficult: “ I’ve been trying to lose weight for ages. “ -ing: to do sth and then see waht happens, experiment: “ Have you tried eating fruit and vegetables in order to lose weight? Try+ gerund is often used for giving advice
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-to infinitive: to stop sth in order to do sth else (purpose) “They went shopping all day and stopped to have a cup of coffee.” -ing: to no longer do sth, finish. “Why don’t you stop asking silly questions?” “He stopped eating junk food when he realised how bad it was for his health.”
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