+ ING• Give up• Put off / postpone• Finish• Continue / Go on• Carry on / Keep (on)• Love• Hate• Like

Dislike• Enjoy• Mind• Can’t stand• Fancy• Feel like• Can’t help

• Admit• Deny• Suggest• Avoid• Miss• Imagine• Risk• Involve• It’s not worth...• It’s no use/good...

EXAMPLES

• Do you feel like going to the theatre?

• Will you keep on trying to pass the driving test?

• Toni admitted taking drugs. He admitted having taken drugs.

• That car is not worth buying.

• It’s no use complaining.

VERB + TO + INFINITIVE

• Would like• Would prefer• Would love• Would hate• Agree• Refuse• Promise• Threaten• Offer

• Afford• Decide• Plan• Arrange• Hope• Seem• Manage• Pretend

EXAMPLES

• Tom agreed to lend me some money.

• The neighbours threatened to call the police.

• He pretended not to see me.

MAKE, LET AND HELP DARE+ (Object) bare infinitive (no “to”)

(active)• They helped me (to)

cut the grass.• They made me stay.

• They didn’t let me stay.

• He dared me to...

(passive)

• I was helped to cut the grass. (passive)

• I was made to stay (passive)

• (I wasn’t allowed to…)

6. VERB + WH- + TO + INFINITIVE

Examples:

• He asked (me) how to get to the station.

• I didn’t know what to do.

• I can’t remember how to play chess.

VERB + OBJECT + INFINITIVE

• want• ask• need me• expect them• would like you (not) to arrive

late. • would prefer him• remind us• warn• tell• order• beg

–ING / INFINITIVE

NO CHANGE OF MEANING

(OR THE DIFFERENCE IS NOT VERY IMPORTANT):

Like, dislike, love, hate, enjoy, mind, can’t stand, prefer, begin, start, continue, intend.

(-ing is more common)

EXAMPLES

• It began raining / to rain.

• I like to stay in bed till late (the idea of). /

• I like staying in bed all day. (I usually stay in bed)

CHANGE OF MEANING

a. ADVISE, RECOMMEND, ALLOW, PERMIT.

• -ING(In general)

• We don’t allow smoking here.

• We advise taking the train.

• I wouldn’t recommend staying...

• INFINITIVE (In particular)

• My parents don’t allow me to smoke.

• I advised them to take the train.

• I wouldn’t recommend you to stay…

b. REMEMBER, FORGET, TRY, STOP, REGRET, MEAN, NEED. -ING INFINITIVE REMEMBERI remember visiting them once. Remember to go.(haberlo hecho)

• FORGETShe has forgotten having .Don’t forget to come.an accident.

(haberlo tenido)• STOP

Mary stopped Mary stopped the car to seeing her boyfriend. see her boyfriend.(dejar de) (parar para…)

• TRYIf the door doesn’t open, try using... We tried to help him.(probar) (intentar)

• REGRETI regret picking on him. I regret to inform you that…(haberlo hecho) (tener que hacerlo)

• MEANThis promotion means having I didn’t mean to hurt you.more responsibility. (implica) (tener la intención)

• NEED

The car needs cleaning. You need to revise for the (passive-ser limpiado) exam.

MORE USES

-ING

AFTER A PREPOSITION:

Examples:

• I am interested in learning languages.

• She ran 25 Km without stopping.

• I look forward to* hearing from you.

-ING

AFTER SOME CONNECTORS:

AFTER, BEFORE, WHILE, INSTEAD OF, IN SPITE OF,….

Examples:

• In spite of being too tired, we got to the top of the mountain.

• After breaking the window, the children ran away.

-ING

AS A NOUN, ESPECIALLY THE SUBJECT:

Example:

• Smoking is a terrible habit.

-ING

TO DESCRIBE A METHOD: (How…?)

Example:

• You can increase sales by lowering prices.

(How can you increase sales?)

INFINITIVE

BE + ADJECT. + TO + INFINITIVE

Examples:

• They were anxious to begin.

• He is lucky to have such good friends.

INFINITIVE

NOUN + TO + INFINITIVE

Examples:

• It was a good decision to move to San Francisco.

• They gave me their permission to film in that church.

INFINITIVE

TOO + ADJECTIVE/ADVERB + INFINITIVE

• The box is too heavy (for me) to carry.

• The car is too expensive (for us) to buy.

ADJECTIVE/ADVERB + ENOUGH + INFINITIVE

• She is not tall enough to reach the book on the shelf.