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VERBS WITH GERUNDS VERBS WITH INFINITIVES VERBS WITH BOTH
"ing" "to" "ing" or "to"
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acknowledge admit advise anticipate appreciate avoid can’t help complete consider defer delay deny detest discuss dislike enjoy escape evade finish (get through) forget go x imagine justify keep (on) mention mind miss necessitate postpone (put off) practice quit (give up) recall recollect recommend report resent resist risk suggest tolerate understand
x go + gerund are used for many activities i.e., go swimming, go camping, etc. |
afford agree appear arrange ask beg bother care choose claim consent decide demand deserve determine endeavor expect fail hope learn manage mean need offer plan prepare pretend proceed profess promise refuse resolve seem strive struggle swear tend threaten volunteer wait, want, wish
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attempt begin can’t bear can’t stand cease commence continue decline dread hate hesitate intend like love need neglect plan prefer** propose regret* remember* stop* try NOTE: Your textbook may or may not cover these special circumstances. *These words have different meanings depending if they are used as an infinitive or a gerund. **These words have a different grammar structure.
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Practicing Gerunds & Infinitives
English Study Quiz - Gerund or Infinitive
ESL Quiz - Gerund or Infinitive