+ ING

• Give up • Admit
• Put off / postpone • Deny
• Finish • Suggest
• Continue / Go on • Avoid
• Carry on / Keep (on) • Miss
• Love • Imagine
• Hate • Risk
• Like • Involve
Dislike • It’s not worth...
• Enjoy • It’s no use/good...
• Mind
• Can’t stand
• Fancy
• Feel like
• Can’t help
 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 • Afford

• Would prefer • Decide
• Would love • Plan
• Would hate • Arrange
• Agree • Hope
• Refuse • Seem
• Promise • Manage
• Threaten • Pretend
• Offer
 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) (passive)
• They helped me (to) • I was helped to cut
cut the grass. the grass. (passive)
• They made me stay. • I was made to stay
(passive)
• They didn’t let me • (I wasn’t allowed to…)
stay.
• He dared me 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) • INFINITIVE (In particular)

• We don’t allow smoking • My parents don’t allow me to

smoke.
here.
• We advise taking the
• I advised them to take the
train. train.
• I wouldn’t recommend
staying... • I wouldn’t recommend you to
stay…
 b. REMEMBER, FORGET, TRY,
STOP, REGRET, MEAN, NEED.
-ING INFINITIVE
REMEMBER
I remember visiting them once. Remember to go.
(haberlo hecho)
• FORGET
She 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…)
• TRY
If the door doesn’t open, try using... We tried to help him.
(probar) (intentar)

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

• MEAN
This 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.