Verb + -ing and to + infinitive

Question 1

Verb +ing

consider; enjoy; avoid; spend time; advise; allow; begin; can’t help; continue; finish; keep, mind, regret; stand

Answer 1

Consider: “I’m considering switching to a new framework.”
Enjoy: “I enjoy coding late at night.”
Avoid: “He avoids using deprecated libraries.”
Spend time: “She spends time debugging complex issues.”
Advise: “They advise testing thoroughly before deployment.”
Allow: “This tool allows integrating APIs easily.”
Begin: “We began developing the new feature last week.”
Can’t help: “I can’t help feeling excited about the new update.”
Continue: “The team continues working on the project.”
Finish: “I just finished writing the unit tests.”
Keep: “He keeps improving the app’s performance.”
Mind: “Do you mind sharing the latest code?”
Regret: “I regret not testing the feature more thoroughly.”
Stand: “I can’t stand waiting for slow builds.”

Question 2

vert + to + infinitive
can’t afford; hope; learn; would like; would prefer; agree; choose; decide; expect; manage; need; plan; refuse; seem; want

Answer 2

Can’t afford: “We can’t afford to delay the project any longer.”
Hope: “I hope to finish the task by tomorrow.”
Learn: “She learned to write efficient code.”
Would like: “I would like to improve the user interface.”
Would prefer: “He would prefer to work remotely.”
Agree: “They agreed to implement the new feature.”
Choose: “We chose to use Angular for the project.”
Decide: “He decided to refactor the entire module.”
Expect: “I expect to see the results soon.”
Manage: “She managed to resolve the issue quickly.”
Need: “We need to update the system regularly.”
Plan: “They plan to release the update next week.”
Refuse: “He refused to share the source code.”
Seem: “The solution seems to work fine.”
Want: “I want to learn more about cloud computing.”

Question 3

verb +to + infinitive or +ing
hate; love; prefer; like; begin; start

Answer 3

Hate:
“I hate to wait.” / “I hate waiting.”
Love:
“She loves to code.” / “She loves coding.”
Prefer:
“They prefer to work remotely.” / “They prefer working remotely.”
Like:
“I like to solve problems.” / “I like solving problems.”
Begin:
“He began to explain the solution.” / “He began explaining the solution.”
Start:
“We started to deploy the update.” / “We started deploying the update.”