I want to go home

infinitive)
I am feeling ill
-ing)

(verb +
(verb +

Some verbs are only followed by to

(appear, intend, pretend)

Some verbs are only followed by

ing

- ING

- TO

Admit

Agree

Love

Avoid

Appear

Begin

Dislike

Attempt

Continue

Fancy

Begin

Hate

Feel like

Decide

Like

Imagine

Demand

Love

Mention

Fail

Prefer

Mind

Hope

Start

Miss

Intend

Practise

Learn

Put off

Manage

Suggest

Offer

Enjoy

Plan
Pretend
Promise

BOTH

Using the information below,

decide which verbs are followed by
ing
and which verbs are followed by
the infinitive.

verb + -ing
admit avoid fancy
finish mind miss
sugges
t

verb + infinitive
afford decide expect
hope learn manag
e
promis want
e
would like

to catch
being
visiting
coming
eating
to ask

listening
to do
going
to bring
to do

SPEAKI
NG

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

TRY
To 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.

STOP
To 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.
REMEMBER
To 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