Gerund+or+Infinitive?+Rules

Some Rules of Gerunds and Infinitives


 * **1. ** After verbs of feeling and opinion > ...............


 * VERBS: ** //admit, avoid, consider, deny, dislike, enjoy, fancy, feel like, finish, can’t help, involve, keep, mean, mind, miss, practise, risk, can’t stand, suggest//


 * e.g: ** .............................................................. || **3. **Afterprepositions that follow a verb or an adjective > ...............


 * Prepositions: ** //be interested in, apologize for, be used to, accuse (someone) of, specialize in, succeed in, insist on//


 * e.g: ** .............................................................. ||
 * **2. ** Expressions with “//spend// “> ...............


 * Expressions: **//<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">spend (one’s) time, spend (quantity) time. //


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">e.g: **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> .............................................................. || **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4. **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">After someverbs >..................

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Manage, need, offer, plan, prefer, refuse, try, want
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Verbs: **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> aim, fail, intend, learn how, long,


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">e.g: **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> .............................................................. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">5. **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Afteradjective that describe how someone feel about something > ..................


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Adjectives: **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> //afraid, anxious, ashamed, careful, determined, free, frightened, happy, keen, quick, ready, sorry, willing//


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">e.g: **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">.............................................................. || **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">6. **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">After adjectives to give an opinion about something > .......................


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Adjectives: **//<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">agreeable, amusing, boring, difficult, easy, hard, impossible, nice, good, important, necessary //


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">e.g: **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> .............................................................. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">7. **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">After some adjectives which can be used in phrases with “be” > ......................


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Phrases: **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> //be supposed to, be expected to, be allowed to, be prepared to//


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">e.g: **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> .............................................................. || **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">8. **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">After verbs followed by an object > <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">................


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">VERBS: **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> //advise, allow, dare, encourage, forbid, force, instruct, order, permit, persuade, remind, teach, tell//


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">e.g: **<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">.............................................................. ||


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">Some verbs can be followed by //–ing// or //to-infinitive// with different meanings. **

//<span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB Demi',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">What’s the meaning? //
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">Stop || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">I’ve stopped watching cartoons. ||  ||
 * ^  || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">We stopped to go to the toilets at the petrol station. ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">Try || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">I ‘ve tried to understand his English, but I was unsuccessful. ||  ||
 * ^  || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">Let’s try restarting the computer. ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">Remember || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">Remember to bring your portfolio to the class tomorrow. ||  ||
 * ^  || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">I remember collecting marbles in our old neighbourhood. ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">Regret || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">I regret to tell you that your application has been rejected. ||  ||
 * ^  || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">I regret not saying goodbye before leaving. ||   ||