Deosebirile de utilizare dintre infinitiv si gerund

1. verbele: hate, like, dislike, prefer

+infinitiv- cu referire la o anumita situatie:
I hate to get up early on Mondays.
+ gerund-actiunea vazuta in general: I hate getting up early.
2. verbele: remember, forget
+ infinitiv- actiune posterioara:
I must remember to post the letter.
+gerund-actiune anterioara:
I remember posting the letter.
3. verbul: regret
+ infinitivul - actiune simultana cu regretul:
I regret to say it wasnt true.
+gerund-actiune anterioara:
I regret saying it wasnt true.
4. verbele: cease, begin
+infinitiv-actiune involuntara:
It began to rain while we were walking.
+ gerund- actiune deliberata:
He began writing when he was fifty.
5. verbul : stop
+infinitiv-scopul actiunii:
He stopped to talk to her.
+gerund-incetarea actiunii:
He stopped talking to her.

6. verbele: continue, dread, fear, intend, neglect:

+infinitiv-in registrul familiar (vorbire, scriere familiara):
I intend to spend the holidays at the seaside.
+gerund- in limba scrisa literara:
I intend spending the holidays at the seaside.
7. verbele: deserve, need, require, want:
+infinitiv pasiv: His statement needs to be checked.
+gerund-mai frecvent decat infinitivul pasiv: Your shoes need mending.
8. verbul: try
+ infinitiv-a incerca, a face un efort
Try to write with your left hand.
+gerund-a trece prin, a experimenta
I tried writing with my left hand when I was a child.
9. Verbul: mean
+infinitiv-a intentiona:
I meant to tell you, but I forgot.
+ gerund - a insemna:
His coming late meant his wifes worrying.

10. verbele: allow, permit

+infinitiv precedat de complement indirect al persoanei:
He doesnt allow pupils to talk during class.
+ gerund-fara complement indirect: He doesnt allow talking during tests.
11. substantivul: opportunity
+ infinitiv-precedat de vb. To be= un moment convenabil, ocazie:
This will be a good opportunity to meet him.

+ gerund = posibilitate:

I had the opportunity of meeting him.

12. adjectivul: afraid

+infinitiv- cu referire la o anumita situatie:
Im afraid to disturb him at this hour.
+gerund- in general:
I am afraid of walking in the dark.

Atentie !
-manage to + infinitiv
-succeed in+ gerund
-aim+ infinitiv
-aim at + gerund
-occasion + infinitiv
-opportunity of + gerund
-(un)able + infinitiv
-(un)capable of + gerund