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    This document summarizes different verbs and expressions followed by infinitives or gerunds in English and explains the differences in meaning. Some verbs like hate, like, dislike, prefer can take either an infinitive or gerund with a difference in meaning - the infinitive refers to a specific occasion while the gerund refers to an action viewed generally. Other verbs like remember, forget, regret, begin, cease have different implications depending on whether they are followed by an infinitive or gerund.

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    This document summarizes different verbs and expressions followed by infinitives or gerunds in English and explains the differences in meaning. Some verbs like hate, like, dislike, prefer can take either an infinitive or gerund with a difference in meaning - the infinitive refers to a specific occasion while the gerund refers to an action viewed generally. Other verbs like remember, forget, regret, begin, cease have different implications depending on whether they are followed by an infinitive or gerund.

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    This document summarizes different verbs and expressions followed by infinitives or gerunds in English and explains the differences in meaning. Some verbs like hate, like, dislike, prefer can take either an infinitive or gerund with a difference in meaning - the infinitive refers to a specific occasion while the gerund refers to an action viewed generally. Other verbs like remember, forget, regret, begin, cease have different implications depending on whether they are followed by an infinitive or gerund.

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    Infandgerund

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    This document summarizes different verbs and expressions followed by infinitives or gerunds in English and explains the differences in meaning. Some verbs like hate, like, dislike, prefer can take either an infinitive or gerund with a difference in meaning - the infinitive refers to a specific occasion while the gerund refers to an action viewed generally. Other verbs like remember, forget, regret, begin, cease have different implications depending on whether they are followed by an infinitive or gerund.

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    Infinitive and gerund

    Verbs followed by a to infinitive


     Afford, agree, aim, appear, arrange, ask,
    attempt, beg, care, choose, consent, dare,
    decide, demand, deserve, expect, fail, fight,
    guarantee, happen, help, hesitate, hope, intend,
    learn, manage, mean, neglect, offer, pause,
    plan, prepare, pretend, promise, prove, swear,
    tend, threaten, undertake, volunteer, vow,
    wait, want, refuse, seem , wish, yearn.
    Verbs followed by ing forms
    Admit Detest Involve Resent

    Adore Dislike Keep Resist

    Appreciate Dread Lie Risk

    Avoid Endure Loathe – detesta Sit

    Celebrate Enjoy Mention Stand

    Commence Face Mind suggest

    Contemplate Fancy Miss

    Delay Finish Postpone

    deny Go Practise

    consider imagine Report


    Verb + preposition + ing form
    Admit to Benefit from Get on with Resort to

    Agree with Care for Insist on Succeed in

    Aim at Confess of Object to Think of

    Apologise for Count on Pay for Vote for

    Approve of Depend on Put up with

    Believe in Feel like Rely on


    Noun + preposition +ing form
    Hope of Idea of Way of

    Difficulty in Thought of Method of


    Advjectives + preposition + ing
    Bad at Capable of Guilty of

    Good at Excited about Tired of

    Good for Fed up with Keen on

    Bored with Fond of Nervous of


    Other expressions followed by
    ing form
    Can’t bear Go (camping) No good

    Can’t help Spend time/ No use


    money
    Can’t stand Not worth
    Verbs followed by infinitve or
    gerund with no difference in
    meaning

    attempt cease Fear love

    begin Continue Hate prefer

    bother deserve like start


    Verbs followed by infinitve or
    gerund with difference in
    meaning
    Hate, like, dislike, prefer
     + infinitiv - cu referire la o anumita ocazie
    – I hate to get up early on Monday morning
    – I like to go to concerts conducted by him

     + gerund - actiune vazuta in general


    – I hate getting up in the morning
    – I like going to concerts
    Remember, forget
     + infinitive - actiune posterioara
    – I must remember to post the letters (sa trimit)
    – I forgot to phone her last night (sa ii telefonez)

     + gerund - actiune anterioara


    – I remember posting the letters (ca am trimis)
    – I’ll never forget seeing her at the ball (ca am vazut-o)
    regret
     + infinitive - Actiune simultana cu regretul
    – I regret to say it wasn’t true (sa iti spun)

     + gerund - actiune anterioara regretului


    – I regret saying it wasn’t true (ca ti-am spus)
    Begin, cease
     + infinitive - actiune involuntara
    – It began to rain while they were walking

     + gerund - actiune deliberata


    – he began writing when he was 50
    Stop
     + infinitive - scopul actiunii
    – he stopped to eat (sa manance)

     + gerund - incetarea actiunii


    – he stopped eating (din mancat)
    Continue, dread, fear, intend,
    neglect
     + infinitive - frecvent in vorbire si in
    exprimarea familiara
    – I need to spend the holidays there

     + gerund - limba literara


    – I intend spending my holiday there
    try
     + infinitive - a incerca, a face un effort
    – Try to write with your left hand

     + gerund - a trece prin, a experimenta


    – I tried writing with my left hand when I was a child
    Mean
     + infinitive - a intentiona
    – I meant to tell you but I forgot

     + gerund - a insemna
    – his coming tomorrow means mother’s working extra hard
    afraid
     + infinitive - intr-o anumita situatie
    – I’m afraid to disturb him at this hour

     + gerund - in general
    – I can’t play records here as I’m afraid of disturbing him
    Allow, permit
     + infinitive + complement indirect
    – he doesn’t allow pupils to talk

     + gerund (fara complement indirect)


    – he doesn’t allow talking in class

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