ING Or Infinitif Or Both

Question 1

Use -ing form with appreciation verbs like “enjoy” and “love.”

Answer 1

List
1. Enjoy - “I enjoy reading books.”
2. Love - “She loves playing tennis.”
3. Like - “They like cooking together.”
4. Prefer - “He prefers jogging in the morning.”
5. Adore - “We adore traveling abroad.”
6. Fancy - “I fancy trying new recipes.”
7. Relish - “She relishes painting landscapes.”
8. Savor - “He savors writing poetry.”
9. Appreciate – “They appreciate spending time outdoors.”
10. Dislike – “I dislike waiting in lines.”

Question 2

Use the infinitive after verbs like “want,” “plan,” and “hope.”

Answer 2

1. Want to – “I want to learn Spanish.”
   2.Plan to –“ She plans to visit Paris.”
   3.Hope to–“ They hope to win the match.”
   4.Decide to–“ He decidedto change jobs.”
   5.Aimto–“ We aimto improve sales.”
   6.Needto–” I needtostudy harder.”
   7.Expectto-“ She expectsto graduate soon.”
   8.Promise-to-“ They promised-tocall later.”
   9.Manage-to-“ He managed-tosolve it quickly.”
   10.Try-to-“ We try-tomeet deadlines.”

Question 3

Verbs like “begin,” “start,” and “continue” can be followed by both the -ing form and the infinitive without changing meaning.

Answer 3

1. Begin:
   
   • “I began reading.”
   • “I began to read.”
2. Start:
   
   • “She started cooking.”
   • “She started to cook.”
3. Continue:
   
   • “They continue studying.”
   • “They continue to study.”

Question 4

verbs like stop, remember, forget or regret change meaning depending on whether you use the -ing form or infinitive:

Answer 4

1. Stop:
   
   • “-ing”: “I stopped smoking.” (Quit the habit)
   • “to”: “I stopped to smoke.” (Paused another activity to smoke)

Question 5

Like

Answer 5

They like cooking together.”

Question 6

Hope

Answer 6

They hope to win the match.”

Question 7

Enjoy

Answer 7

I enjoy reading books

Question 8

Love

Answer 8

She loves playing tennis

Question 9

Want

Answer 9

I want to learn Spanish

Question 10

Plan

Answer 10

She plans to visit Paris

Question 11

Prefer

Answer 11

He prefers jogging in the morning.”

Question 12

Decide

Answer 12

He decidedto change jobs.”

Question 13

Need

Answer 13

I needtostudy harder.”

Question 14

Aim

Answer 14

We aimto improve sales.

Question 15

Adore

Answer 15

We adore traveling abroad.

Question 16

Fancy

Answer 16

I fancy trying new recipes.”

Question 17

Appreciate

Answer 17

They appreciate spending time outdoors

Question 18

Dislike

Answer 18

I dislike waiting in lines.

Question 19

Relish

Answer 19

She relishes painting landscapes.”

Question 20

Savor

Answer 20

He savors writing poetry.

Question 21

Aim

Answer 21

We aimto improve sales.”

Question 22

Manage

Answer 22

He managed-tosolve it quickly.

Question 23

Try

Answer 23

We try-to meet deadlines

Question 24

Promise

Answer 24

They promised-tocall later.”

Question 25

Expect

Answer 25

She expectsto graduate soon."

Question 26

begin

Answer 26

- "I began reading." - "I began to read."

Question 27

Regret

Answer 27

- ing”:“ I regret saying that.”(Sorry about past action) –“to” :“We regret-to-inform you...”  (Unpleasant announcement)

Question 28

Remember

Answer 28

-ing": "I remember meeting her." (Recall a past event) - "to": “Remember to meet her.” (Don’t forget a future task)

Question 29

Forget

Answer 29

ing": “I'll never forget visiting Paris.” (Past memory) - “to”: “Don’t forget to visit Paris.”(Future action reminder)

Question 30

Stop

Answer 30

ing": "I stopped smoking." (Quit the habit) - "to": "I stopped to smoke." (Paused another activity to smoke)