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GRAMMAR FOCUS: INFINITIVE VS V-ING FORM

84 Read and remember.

It is really only a matter of learning which verbs take the to infinitive and which take a V-ing form.

• For example, the verbs hope, expect, and learn normally take the to infinitive.

I learnt to swim in the Black Sea last summer.

I expect to get high marks in English this term.

I hope to hand in my project paper on time.

• After some verbs (e.g. tell, advise, ask), to infinitive follows the object.

We asked a stranger to show us the way.

He advised me to drive more slowly through the town.

The new teacher told us to be quiet.

• Other verbs, such as enjoy, finish, admit, mind, feel like, can’t help, look forward to, and prevent take the V-ing form.

I can’t help feeling that it’s going to rain before we get back.

I feel like stopping work now and coming back to it later.

Do you mind not talking in here? Speaking is not allowed in the library.

He admitted having copied the task from his neighbour.

I always enjoy listening to music when I’m feeling stressed.

She finished cleaning the floor and then she vacuumed the room.

I look forward to hearing from you.

The doctor prevented him from getting seriously ill.

• Some verbs, such as begin, start, like, love, hate, continue, and cease can take either the to infinitive or a V-ing form and there is usually little or no difference in meaning between them.

I like to read in bed.

I like reading in bed.

I continued to study till Mum came in and then we had supper.

I continued studying till Mum came in and then we had supper.

Sometimes the meaning changes when you use one form or the other: