I want to go home (verb + infinitive)I am feeling ill (verb + -ing)

Some verbs are only followed by to (appear, intend, pretend)Some verbs are only followed by ing (imagine, put off, dislike)Some can be followed by both (love, continue, hate, prefer)

- ING - TOBOTHAdmitAgreeLoveAvoidAppearBeginDislikeAttemptContinueFancyBeginHate Feel likeDecideLikeImagineDemandLoveMentionFailPreferMindHope StartMissIntendPractiseLearn Put offManageSuggestOfferEnjoyPlanPretendPromise

admitaffordavoiddecideexpectfancyhopelearnmanagemindmisspromisesuggestwantwould likeUsing the information below, decide which verbs are followed by ing and which verbs are followed by the infinitive.finish

verb + -ingverb + infinitive

to catchbeingvisitingcomingeatingto ask

listeningto do goingto bringto do

SPEAKING

STOPTo stop + gerund: to stop what you`re doing.Please stop shouting at me.

To stop + infinitive: to stop what you`re doing in order to do something else. I stopped to talk to Carole on the way to the meeting.

TRYTo try + gerund: to try something as an experiment to see what will happen. If the car wont start, try pushing it down the hill.

To try + infinitive: to try something which might be difficult. Please try to finish all your homework by Friday.

REMEMBERTo remember + gerund: to remember things in the past and look back on them. My mother remembers coming to this beach when she was a child.

To remember + infinitive: to remember something you need to do. I must remember to phone Anabel today.Did you remember to buy that magazine?

Some verbs, can be followed by the gerund or the infinite with a change of meaning.