Compact Advanced Training Part 2: 6.2.- Grammar: verbs followed by infinitive and/or -ing

Say something you like doing in your free time, for example, 'I like watching videos on Instagram in my free time.'

Say something you hate doing in your free time, 'I hate doing house chores in my free time.'

Say something you don't mind doing in your free time, 'I don't mind waking up early on Sunday in my free time.'

What do you know about this painting?

Going to the Van Gogh's museum

I am a huge fan of museums, so I love visiting them despite being for a few days in a place. In fact, I don't mind spending hours in a queue when an exhibition is worth going in.

A museum which I would never regret having visited is the Van Gogh's in Amsterdam. Why I went there was because a local tour guide, who gave me a tour around the Damn Square, advised me to do it.

As I didn't want to go on my own, I persuaded another solo traveler to join me. He firstly refused to go with me, but he changed his mind later after realising that he didn't want to be alone in Amsterdam.

When we got into the museum, a Spanish tour was about to start. Hence, we decided to do the tour as we were interested in discovering as much as possible in relation to the Dutch culture.

While staring at his awesome paintings, we wondered what could have inspired him to paint. However, we didn't ask the curator to tell us.

When looking at his most painting 'The Sunflowers', we were told that it was tried to be stolen by some burglars. Fortunately, the police caught them attempting to escape away.

I will never forget visiting the Van Gogh's museum. Unfortunately, because of the high prices at the boutique, I couldn't afford to buy a souvenir there.

Conversation video about verbs followed by gerund or infinitive

Write the sentences in which there are verbs followed by a gerund or infinitive, for example, 'You invited Amy to go to your class.'

Verbs followed by gerund or the full infinitive

Verbs followed by gerund and/or infinitive

1.- Verbs followed by gerund

2.- Verbs + Preposition + Gerund

3.- Verbs followed by the full infinitive or to infinitive

4.- Verb + object + full infinitive

5.- Verbs followed by the bare or zero infinitive also known as base form

6.- Verbs followed by gerund or infinitive with the same or similar meaning

7.- Verbs followed by gerund or infinitive with a difference in meaning.

Different verbs followed by different verbal forms or collocations

1.- Verbs followed by gerund

Enjoy	mind	miss	Consider
Fancy	suggest	appreciate	can't stand
discuss	recommend	delay	can't help
Dislike	keep	postpone	Risk
Finish	avoid	practise	Admit
Deny	imagine	understand	Complete
mention	tolerate	involve	Report
Anticipate	recall

I enjoyed living in France.

I fancy seeing a film tonight.

We discussed going on holiday together.

I dislike waiting for buses.

We've finished preparing for the meeting.

I don't mind coming early.

2.- Verbs + Preposition + Gerund

dis)agree with	believe in	confess to	feel like
(dis)approve of	benefit from	cope with	get on with
admit to	boast about	count on	get used to
agree with	care for	decide against	give up
aim at	complain about	depend on	insist on
apologise for	concentrate on	dream about/of	laugh about
look forward to	put off	resort to	talk about/of
object to	put up with	specialise in	think about/of
pay for	rely on	succeed in	vote for
worry about

After being stopped by the police, George admitted to having drunk two pints of beer.

She apologised for not introducing herself sooner.

He is always boasting about having met the president.

The students complained about being made to wear a uniform to school.

The suspect never confessed to killing his wife.

Could you give up smoking?

3.- Verbs followed by the full infinitive or to infinitive

Agree	want*	choose	Intend
ask*	would like*	offer	Pretend
Decide	promise*	wait	Refuse
help*	afford	would hate*.	Tend
Plan	manage	would love*	would prefer
Hope	prepare*:	seem	Deserve
Learn	demand	expect*	Appear
arrange	claim

She agreed to give a presentation at the meeting.

We decided to go out for dinner.

She plans to buy a new flat next year.

I hope to pass the exam.

They are learning to sing.

ask*: I asked to leave early / I asked him to leave early.

help*: He helped to clean the kitchen / he helped his flatmate to clean the kitchen.

want*: I want to come to the party / I want him to come to the party.

would like*: I would like to see her tonight / I would like you to see her tonight.

Promise*: We promised not to be late. / We promised her not to be late.

would prefer*: I'd prefer to do it / I'd prefer him to do it.

would hate*: I'd hate to be late / I'd hate you to be late.

prepare*: They prepared to take the test / the teachers prepared the students to take the test.

4.- Verb + object + full infinitive

Examples:

My GP advised me to see a specialist.
Could you ask her to copy this letter for me?
She begged him not to leave her.
The colonel commanded his men to charge.
How can we encourage a baby to use the toilet rather than his potty?
Do you expect me to believe you?

5.- Verbs followed by the bare or zero infinitive also known as base form.

The zero (bare) infinitive is a type of complement with an infinitive verb form that’s not preceded by the particle to. Also known as the bare infinitive.

After Modal Auxiliary Verbs such as Will, shall, would, could, can , may, might, must, should, and needn’t

After the Object after Certain Verbs, such as hear, see, make, let

After Verbal Idioms would rather and had better

Examples:

My sister could play the piano when she was five.

You must get up earlier in the morning.

I wonder if I might have some more soup.

Examples:

He saw her fall from the cliff.

She made her kids tidy their beds.

Mary let me use her new laptop.

Examples:

I’d rather stay at home than go out tonight.

It’s cold. The children had better wear their coats.

Collaborative online exercise about the verbs followed by the infinitive or gerund

https://wordwall.net/es/resource/59876500

Individual online exercise about the verbs followed by -ing or infinitive individual online exercise

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/gerunds-and-infinitives-exercise-1.html

Speaking Practice about verbs followed by infinitive or -ing

What do you want to do today?

Today, I want to...

What would you like to have for dinner tonight?

I would like to have...

What is something you need to do this week?

This week, I need to...

What do you enjoy doing on weekends?

I enjoy [gerund/gerund phrase] on weekends.

What's a book you would like to read or a movie you would like to see?

I'd like to read/see...

What do you miss about being a kid?

I miss...[gerund/gerund phrase].

What's something you can't afford to buy right now, but that you'd like to buy in the future? ("can't afford" means you don't have enough money to buy/do something)

Right now, I can't afford to buy...

Do you plan to visit anyone in the near future?

Yes, I do. I plan to visit... / No, I don't plan to visit anyone in the near future.

Introductory video about verbs followed by gerund or infinitive in song extracts

Classifying verbs followed by infinitive or gerund

https://wordwall.net/es/resource/13374318/verbs-followed-by-infinitive-gerund-or-either-gamma-2021

6.- Verbs followed by gerund or infinitive with the same or similar meaning

Verb + gerund or infinitive

Begin

He began talking.

He began to talk.

Start

They start singing.

They start to sing.

Hate

Do you hate working on Saturdays?

Do you hate to work on Saturdays?

I like swimming.

I like to swim.

Love

She loves painting.

She loves to paint.

Prefer

Paty prefers walking home.

Paty prefers to walk home.

Verb + gerund or object + full infinitive

Advise

They advise walking to town.

They advised us to walk to town.

Allow

They do not allow smoking here.

They do not allow us to smoke here.

Encourage

They encourage doing the test.

They encourage us to do the test.

Permit

They do not permit smoking here.

They do not permit us to smoke here.

Recommend

They recommend walking

They recommend that we walk.

Verb + Gerund or that clause

Collaborative Activity 1 on page 50

7.- Verbs followed by gerund or infinitive with a difference in meaning.

7.1.- Try

Try + Verb in -ing
This is when you do something as an experiment. The thing you do is not difficult, but you want to see if doing it will have the result that you want.

I wanted to stop smoking, so I tried using nicotine patches. (= Using nicotine patches was easy, but I wanted to know if it would help me stop smoking).

Try + to infinitive
This is when the thing you do itself is difficult. In the present tense or future tense, this means you might not succeed in doing it. In the past tense, it means that you made an effort to do the thing, but you did not succeed.

I'll try to carry the suitcase, but it looks too heavy for me.

7.2.- Stop

Stop + Verb in -ing
When we stop doing something it means the verb in the gerund is the thing that we stop. It can mean 'stop forever' or 'stop at that moment'.

I stopped working when I was expecting a baby. (Working is the thing I stopped).

Stop + to infinitive
In this case, we stop something else in order to do the verb in the infinitive.

I stopped to eat lunch. (I stopped something else, maybe working or studying, because I wanted to eat lunch.

7.3.- Continue/Go on

Continue/Go on + Gerund

To continue with the same thing.

Go on reading the text.

Continue/Go on + to infinitive

To change activity.

Go on to read the text.

7.4.- Mean

Mean + Gerund

Something that has to be done to get a result.

As you have forgot your homework again, it means phoning your mom.

Mean + to infinitive

Intend to do something.

I meant to phone your mother, but your mobile didn't work.

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7.5.- Remember

Remember + verb in -ing
This is when you remember something that has happened in the past. You have a memory of it, like being able to see a movie of it in your head.

I remember going to the beach when I was a child. (= I have a memory of going to the beach).

Remember + to infinitive
This is when you think of something that you need to do. (And usually, you then do the thing).

I remembered to buy milk. (= I was walking home and the idea that I needed milk came into my head, so I bought some).

7.6.- Forget

Forget + verb in -ing
This is the opposite of remember + gerund. It's when you forget about a memory, something that you've done in the past.

Have we really studied this topic before? I forget reading about it.

Forget + to infinitive
This is the opposite of remember + to + infinitive. It's when you want to do something, but you forget about it.

I forgot to call my mother. (= I wanted to call my mother, but when it was a good time to call her, I forgot. I was thinking about something else, and the idea to call my mother didn't come into my head).

7.7.- Regret

Regret + Verb in -ing
This is when you are sorry about something you did in the past and you wish you hadn't done it.

I regret going to bed so late. I'm really tired today.

Regret + to infinitive
We use this construction when we are giving someone bad news, in quite a formal way. The verb is almost always something like 'say' or 'tell' or 'inform'.