Infinitive -ing form

-ing form vs to infinitive

to- infinitive form is used

• After would like/love/prefer /hate

!!! would mind followed by -ing

• After certain verbs refer to the future agree, appear, decide, expect, hope, plan, promise, refuse, want

• After too/enough
• After verbs ask, decide, explain, learn, find out , want, help, manage, offer , agree, promise, wait, hope, ask, wish, prepare.
• To express purpose (чтобы)
• After adjectives kind, glad, easy, sorry, nice

bare infinitive

• After model verbs (can, must, should, may, etc)
• After verbs let, make (заставлять)
• After phrases would rather, had better

ing-form is used

• As a noun
• After verbs+ prepositions
• After verbs of preference (love, like, hate, enjoy, dislike, prefer)
• After verbs consider, avoid, deny, fancy, involve, mention, spend, mind, regret, admit, suggest, imagine , quit, miss, practise, risk.
• After phrases can’t help, don’t mind, it’s no point, it’s no good, it’s worth.

Verbs followed by –ing or to with a difference in meaning

remember

to infinitive (не забыть -ing ( помнить о том, что

c делать что-то в будущем) произошло в прошлом)

forget

to infinitive ( забыть что-то -ing ( позабыть о чем-либо)

сделать)

stop

to infinitive ( прекратить делать - ing ( бросить занятие /

одно действие, чтобы сделать привычку)

другое)

try

To infinitive ( стараться - ing (начать делать

сделать что-то) что-то новое)

regret

to infinitive ( сожалеть о - ing ( сожалеть о

том, что предстоит содеянном)

сделать)

mean

to infinitive ( намереваться - ing ( подразумевать)

совершить что-то)

Verbs followed by –ing or to with no difference in meaning

Start We started to read/reading .

Begin She began to cry/crying

Continue She continued to talk/talking

Finish They finished to discuss/discussing.

Some practice. Choose the right word.

• Did you remember to pay/paying the bill?
• Greg enjoys to walk/walking in the rain.
• Would you like something to drink/drinking ?
• You must make him to practise/ practising/ practise an hour a day.
• It was a nice day, so we decided to go/going for a walk.
• She is too short to become/becoming a fashion model
• Please, stop to talk/talking in class.
• Thank you for to help/helping me with my homework.
• Mum went to the bank to get/getting some money.
• I don’t mind to wash up/washing up.