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like
love
enjoy
dislike
hate
Example:
" I like playing soccer but I hate boxing."
Note "like/love/hate..." can be also followed by an infinitive:
Example:
I like to watch TV in the evening.
2- After verbs such as :
1. Verbs
Examples
2. admit
3. advise
4. allow
5. anticipate
6. avoid
7. appreciate
8. complete
9. consider
10.delay
11.deny
12.fancy
13.finish
14.go
go swimming.
15.imagine
16.involve
17.keep
18.mention
19.mind
20.miss
21.permit
The don't permit smoking here. (Note that, like allow, when an
object is introduced an infinitive is used instead of a gerund: they
permitted us to leave early.)
22.postpone
23.practice
24.reject
25.resist
26.risk
27.suggest
28.waste
time/money
3- After prepositions
aim at
keep on
interested in
instead of
good at
before ...
after ...
Example:
"I am interested in collecting stamps."
"After playing football I drank an orange juice".
4- After some expressions :
I can't help...
I don't mind...
I can't stand/bear...
start
begin
stop
remember...
Example:
Examples
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se He seemed to be unhappy.
em
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wo He would hate to lose.
uld hate
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2- After adjectives
be determined
be disappointed
be glad
be happy
be pleased
Examples:
"I'm glad to know that
exam."
"I'm pleased to meet
"I'm disappointed to
flunked maths."
agree
aim
appear
arrange
ask
attempt
be able
beg
begin
care
choose
condescend
consent
continue
dare
decide
deserve
detest
dislike
expect
fail
forget
get
happen
have
hesitate
hope
hurry
intend
leap
leave
like
long
love
mean
neglect
shoot
start
stop
strive
swear
threaten
try
use
wait
want
wish
"enough":
too difficult
easy enough
admit
advise
appreciate
avoid
can't help
complete
consider
offer
ought
plan
prefer
prepare
proceed
promise
propose
refuse
remember
say
finish
forbid
get
through
have
imagine
mind
miss
permit
postpone
practice
quit
recall
report
resent
resist
resume
risk
spend
(time)
suggest
tolerate
waste
(time)
dread
forget
depend on
plan on
disapprove of prevent (someone)
by Gerunds
discourage
from
(Different
from
refrain from
dream about
succeed in
feel like
talk about
forget about
think about
She is beginning
to sing.
insist on
worry about
object to WHEN "BEGIN" IS USED IN CONTINUOUS TENSES, AN
INFINITIVE IS USED.
keep
need
regret
remembe
r
start
I REMEMBER
I DID THAT.
stop
try
She tried to climb the tree, but she couldn't even get off
the ground.
ACCOMPLISH.
SUBJECT OF SENTENCE
COMPLEMENT OF SENTENCE
OBJECT OF SENTENCE
2. Infinitives are the "to" form of the verb. The infinitive form of "learn" is "to learn." You can
also use an infinitive as the subject, the complement, or the object of a sentence.
Examples:
To learn is important.
SUBJECT OF SENTENCE
COMPLEMENT OF SENTENCE
OBJECT OF SENTENCE
3. Both gerunds and infinitives can be used as the subject or the complement of a sentence.
However, as subjects or complements, gerunds usually sound more like normal, spoken
English, whereas infinitives sound more abstract. In the following sentences, gerunds sound
more natural and would be more common in everyday English. Infinitives emphasize the
possibility or potential for something and sound more philosophical. If this sounds confusing,
just remember that 90% of the time, you will use a gerund as the subject or complement of a
sentence.
Examples:
Learning is important.
To learn is important.
NORMAL SUBJECT
ABSTRACT SUBJECT
- LESS COMMON
NORMAL COMPLEMENT
ABSTRACT COMPLEMENT
- LESS COMMON
5. Some verbs are followed by gerunds as objects. List of Verbs Followed by Gerunds
Examples:
She suggested going to a movie.
Mary keeps talking about her problems.
can't
stand
cease
continue
hate
like
love
neglect
prefer
propose
REMEMBER
Although the difference in meaning is small with these particular verbs, and gerunds and
infinitives can often be used interchangeably, there is still a meaning difference. Using a
gerund suggests that you are referring to real activities or experiences. Using an infinitive
suggests that you are talking about potential or possible activities or experiences. Because of
this small difference in meaning, gerunds and infinitives cannot always be used
interchangeably, such as in the examples below.
Examples:
The British reporter likes living in New York. HE LIVES IN NEW YORK AND HE LIKES WHAT HE
EXPERIENCES THERE.
The British reporter likes to live in New York whenever he works in the United States. HE LIKES
THE OPTION OR POSSIBILITY OF LIVING IN NEW YORK WHEN HE WORKS IN THE UNITED STATES.
I like speaking French because it's such a beautiful language. I LIKE THE EXPERIENCE OF SPEAKING
FRENCH, AND THE WAY IT MAKES ME FEEL WHEN I SPEAK THE LANGUAGE.
I like to speak French when I'm in France. I PREFER THE OPTION OF SPEAKING FRENCH WHEN I AM IN
FRANCE.
Execises
I am keen on working
Maths.
in Africa