Grammar: Infinitive or Gerund

Infinitive with to

Infinitive without to

-ing form

agree+

appear+

decide+

expect+

hope+

plan+

promise+

refuse+

want+

would like, would prefer, would love+

happy, glad,sad, clever, kind, lucky+

ask+

decide+

explain+

find out+

learn+

want+

to tell the truth, to be honest, to sum up, to begin with

honour, goal, way +

so+adj.+as+

for+noun\pronoun+to

can, must, should etc.

let

make

see

hear + smb+inf. без to

watch

notice

feel

had better, would rather

admit

appreciate

avoid

consider

continue

deny

fancy

go (for activities)

imagine

mind

miss

prevent

quit

save

suggest

love, like, prefer, enjoy, dislike, hate

be busy

it’s no use

it’s no good

it’s worth

what’s the use of

can’t help

there’s no point (in)

can’t stand

have difficulty (in)

have trouble

spend, waste, lose (time, money)

think of

apologise for

object to

look forward to

be used to

in addition to