INFINITIVE OR ING FORM?

INFINITIVE

-ING FORM

After adjectives and adverbs

Too + adj / adj + enough
She is old enough to go to the concert alone
It is/ was + adj + OF/ FOR + Object
It was difficult for me to pass the exam
After the only, the last, the first, etc.
Mary is always the first to finish the housework
After questions words
I dont know where to go after school
To express purpose
I go to school to learn new things

VERBS + TO
INFINITIVEappear
afford agree
care
decide
expect
hope
need
pretend
swear
wait

choose
demand
fail
intend
offer
promise
tend
want

arrange
dare
encourage
hesitate
manage
prepare
seem
urge
etc

consent
deserve
happen
learn
plan
refuse
threaten
wish

VERBS + OBJECT + TO
INFINITIVE
ask
beg
cause
convince
force
order
request
want

get
persuade
require
warn

hire
remind
teach
etc

invite
recommend
tell

BARE INFINITIVE
modal verbs
make s.o. DO sth
had better (not)

let someone DO something

help s.o. DO sth
would rather (not)

As the subject of a sentence.

Watching too much TV is unhealthy
With GO for physical activities.
They go climbing at the weekend
After a preposition
We are interested in meeting new people
Be careful with preposition TO + -ing:
be / get used to
look forward to
object to
prefer doing one thing to doing another
After verbs that express likes and dislikes: like,
love, enjoy, prefer, hate, dislike, etc.
I love playing football
Be careful with the verbs:
Wish + to infinitive
Want (someone) TO DO something
Would like, would prefer, would love (s.o.) TO DO
After the expressions: cant stand, cant help, dont
mind, its no use, cant stop, its (not) worth, its no
good, be busy, Theres no point in, whats the point of
.?, have difficulty (in)
Be careful with the expression:
cant afford + to infinitive
Short prohibitions
No smoking

VERBS + ING FORM

admit appreciate
approve
celebrate
considercontemplate
deny
disapprove
escape
face
fancy
feel like
forgive give up
imagine
keep
mention
mind
postpone
practise
prevent
resist risk
spend (time)
understand
etc

avoid
delay
excuse
finish
involve
miss
put off
suggest

VERBS + TO INFINITIVE OR ING

FORM
SAME
MEANING
attempt

start

begin

DIFFERENT MEANING
continue

regret
remember
stop
go on
verbs of perception

forget
mean

try
propose

ANSWER KEY
1. STUDYING
2. HAVE
3. TO STOP
4. TEACHING
5. SHOUTING
6. READING
7. TO HELP
8. WORKING
9. CLIMBING
10. TO SPEAK
11. SKIING
12.TO GET
13. DOING
14. SPEAK
15. BUYING
16. FALLING
17. TO GET
18. HELPING / TO LOOK FOR
19. TO FIND
20. TO HEAR
21. GO / ICE-SKATING
22. ROLLER-SKATING / TO COME
23. TO GO / LOVE
24. ARRANGE
25. PLAYING
26. TO SLEEP
27. GET UP
28. RUNNING
29. TO STUDY
30. GOING
31. TO WORK
32. TO WEAR
33. GO
34. SLEEPING
35. TO SEE

36. READ / TO WRITE / TO HAND

37. READING
38. TO STUDY / TO PASS
39. TO TRY
40. SIGHTSEEING
41. WATCHING
42. STAY
43. DOING / DOING
44. GO
45. TO STUDY
46. VISITING
47. TO RUN
48. TO LIVE
49. KNITTING
50. SWIM
51. TO SELL
52. TO WORK
53. FIND
54. DANCING
55. TO WORK
56. TO COME
57. EATING
58. SMOKING / GIVE UP / SMOKING
59. TO UNDERSTAND
60. DRINKING
61. LIVING
62. TO BE
63. TIDY
64. CHEATING
65. TO LEAVE
66. TO BUY
67. MEETING
68. TO BE
69. LEAVING / FINISHING / STUDYING
70. BITING