-ing form, страница 170 - гдз по английскому языку 10 класс (starlight) учебник Баранова, Дули

Grammar Practice Section. Module 2 - страница 170.

Условие.

-ing form

The -ing form is used:

• as a noun. Smoking is bad for your health.

• after certain verbs: admit, appreciate, avoid, continue, deny, fancy, go (for activities), imagine, mind, miss, quit, save, suggest, practise, consider, prevent. He suggested solving the problem on our own.

• after love, like, enjoy, prefer, dislike, hate to express general preference. Jeremy loves eating chocolate ice-cream.
BUT for a specific preference (would like/would prefer/would love) we use a to-infinitive.

• after expressions such as be busy, it's no use, it's (no) good, it's (not) worth, what's the use of, can't help, there's no point in, can't stand, have difficulty (in), have trouble etc. There is no point in talking to her; she is so headstrong!

• after spend, waste or lose (time, money etc). He spent a lot of money buying a home cinema system.

• after the preposition to with verbs and expressions such as look forward to, be used to, in addition to, object to, prefer (doing sth to sth else). He prefers eating at home to eating out.

• after other prepositions. He was thinking of changing his look.

• after the verbs hear, listen to, notice, see, watch and feel to describe an incomplete action. I heard John talking to Elaine. (I only heard part of the conversation.)
BUT we use the infinitive without to with hear, listen to, notice, see, watch and feel to describe the complete action. I heard Larry tell the story. (I heard the whole story.)

Difference in meaning between the to-infinitive and -ing form

Some verbs can take either the to-infinitive or the -ing form with a change in meaning.

• forget + to-infinitive = (not) remember. He forgot to lock the door.
forget + -ing form = not recall. I'll never forget living in Hawaii.

• remember + to-infinitive = not forget. Did you remember to post the letter?
remember + -ing form = recall. I remember hearing him say that.

• mean + to-infinitive = intend to. I'm sorry, I never meant to make you feel so bad.
mean + -ing form = involve. If I lose my job, I'm afraid it will mean selling my car.

• regret + to-infinitive = be sorry to (normally used in the present simple with verbs such as say, tell, inform). We regret to inform you that you have not been accepted into university.
regret + -ing form = feel sorry about. I regret losing touch with my friends in America.

• try + to-infinitive = do one's best, attempt. She tried to tell him but he just didn't want to listen.
try + -ing form = do something as an experiment. Why don't you try adding more sugar?

Решение 1.