Verbs + -ing or an infinitive Flashcards
Admit
Gerund
Afford
Infinitive
Forgive
Gerund
Advise
Gerund
Agree
Infinitive
Keep
Gerund
Seem
Infinitive
Ask
Infinitive
Allow
Gerund
Miss
Gerund
Wait
Infinitive
Celebrate
Gerund
Understand
Gerund
Hope
Infinitive
Want
Infinitive
Discuss
Gerund
Suggest
Gerund
Deserve
Infinitive
Wish
Infinitive
Dislike
Gerund
Enjoy
Gerund
Quit
Gerund
Practice
Gerund
Promise
Infinitive
Determine
Infinitive
Love
Gerund and infinitive
Continue
Gerund and infinitive
Hate
Gerund and infinitive
Like
Gerund and infinitive
Prefer
Gerund and infinitive
Start
Gerund and infinitive
Can’t stand
Gerund and infinitive
Forget
Gerund: You don’t have the memory
Infinitive: You forgot something you had to do
Stop
Gerund: You stopped a habit
Infinitive: You stopped to do another thing
Remember
Gerund: You have the memory of something
Infinitive: You remembered to do something
Go on
Infinitive: to do something after completing something else
Gerund: to continue doing something or being in a situation
Mean
Infinitive: to intend to do something
Gerund: to involve something, to make something necessary, or to make it happen
Quit
Infinitive: to leave a job or school permanently to do something else
Gerund: to stop doing something
Regret
Infinitive: (formal) used to make announcements of bad news.
Gerund: used to talk about mistakes we’ve made and feel bad about
Try
Infinitive: to attempt to do something
Gerund: to do something you haven’t done before to see if you get the result you want