Infinitive vs Gerund Gerund: doing 1. After verbs: avoid, bear, consider, deny, detest, dislike, endure, enjoy, imagine, involve, mention, mind, miss, practice, resent, risk, postpone, stand Ex. I enjoy shopping. 2.After prepositions: Ex. Is he still interested in dancing? 3.As subjects and complements: Ex. Gambling is a waste of time. Ex. What really gets on my nerves is singing out if tune. Infinitive: to do 1. After verbs: agree,appear, arrange, attempt, decide, expect, fail, hope, need, offer, promise, refuse, want, wish Ex. I wanted to meet him. 2.After verb+object combinations: advise, allow, ask, cause, encourage, forbid, force, instruct,invite, order, permit, persuade, prefer, recommend, remind,require, teach, tell, tempt, warn Ex. I asked him to come. 3.After adjectives: - feelings:anxious,eager,delighted, etc. Ex. Im sorry to be a nuisance. - probability:certain,likely,possible,etc. Ex. Is it necessary to go there? - previous action Ex. I remember visiting my great-grandmother. (first visited, then remember) - future action Ex. Remember to pick up your dry cleaning (first remember, then pick up) 4. With verbs stop, remember, forget, regret, go on - regular likes/dislikes Ex. I like dancing. - occasional action Ex. I hate to interrupt you but theres a phone call for you. 5. With verbs like, love and hate