To Or Ing Flashcards
Decide
Decide to
She decide to study biology, not physics
Help
Help to (we can remove to)
Can you help me to carry these boxes?
Can you help me carry these boxes?
Hope
Hope to
We hope to hear from you soon
Learn
Learn to
She’s learning to swim
It’s common to add the word «how» if you are learning a new skill
I’m learning how to cook
Need
Need to
I need to go to the supermarket
Plan
Plan to
We’re planning to have a big party when our son graduates from college
Offer
Offer to
My friend offered to take me to the airport
Pretend
Pretend to
Je pretended to be sick so that he didn’t have to take the test.
Promise
Promise to
He promised to call me back as soon as possible
Try
Try to
I’m trying to read this book, but it’s too difficult
Want
Want to
I want to learn English so that I can study in the US
Would like
Would like to
I’d like to travel to France someday
Remember
Remember to : to talk about the future, to give a reminder
Remember to bring your dictionary tomorrow!
Remember + ing : to talk about the past, to talk about a memory
I remember having dinner with my grandmother every Sunday when I was a child
Forget
Forget to : to talk about the future, to give a reminder or thing we didn’t do in the past
Don’t forget to pay the rent next week!
I forgot to bring my jacket, and now I’m cold
Forget + ing : to talk about the past, to talk about a memory
I’ll never forget eating lobster for the first time, it was delicious
Avoid
Avoid ing
You should avoid eating after 10 PM
Enjoy
Enjoy ing
I enjoy skiing, surfing and playing tennis
Finish
Finish ing
Have you finished reading the newspaper yet
Can’t stand
Can’t stand ing
I can’t stand going to parties where I don’t know anyone
Don’t mind
Don’t mind ing
I don’t mind working overtime
Look forward to
Look forward to ing
I look forward to seeing you next week
Practice
Practice ing
I need to practice speaking English more often
You should practice playing the piano if you want to get better
I’ve been practicing standing on one foot to improve my balance
Spend (time)
Spend (time) ing
My roommate spends hours watching TV
Stop
Stop ing
He stopped smoking ten years ago
Suggest
Suggest ing
I suggest taking some time off
Start
Start to or ing
The baby started to cry
The baby started crying
Like
Like to or ing
I like to run
I like running
Hate
Hate to or ing
I hate doing laundry (more common)
I hate to do laundry
Love
Love to or ing
I love reading
I love to read
Deny
Ing
Consider
To or ing
Ing
She considered studying Spanish, but she chose to study French instead.
Feel like
Ing
Recommend
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I recommend visiting Central Park
Regret
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He regrets losing his temper at the meeting
Risk
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