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    - After verbs like see, watch, and hear, an -ing form refers to an action in progress while an infinitive refers to a completed action. - Try + -ing form is used to talk about experimenting, while try + infinitive is used to talk about making an effort to do something difficult. - Verbs like like, love, hate, and prefer can take both infinitives and -ing forms with similar meanings, while would like, would love, would prefer, and would hate are more commonly followed by infinitives. - Afraid of + -ing form is used to talk about fear of accidental actions, while afraid can also be followed by an infinitive or -

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    - After verbs like see, watch, and hear, an -ing form refers to an action in progress while an infinitive refers to a completed action. - Try + -ing form is used to talk about experimenting, while try + infinitive is used to talk about making an effort to do something difficult. - Verbs like like, love, hate, and prefer can take both infinitives and -ing forms with similar meanings, while would like, would love, would prefer, and would hate are more commonly followed by infinitives. - Afraid of + -ing form is used to talk about fear of accidental actions, while afraid can also be followed by an infinitive or -

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    Ing Form or Infinitive - Part II

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    - After verbs like see, watch, and hear, an -ing form refers to an action in progress while an infinitive refers to a completed action. - Try + -ing form is used to talk about experimenting, while try + infinitive is used to talk about making an effort to do something difficult. - Verbs like like, love, hate, and prefer can take both infinitives and -ing forms with similar meanings, while would like, would love, would prefer, and would hate are more commonly followed by infinitives. - Afraid of + -ing form is used to talk about fear of accidental actions, while afraid can also be followed by an infinitive or -

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    -ing form or infinitive – part II

    See, watch and hear

    After these verbs, an -ing form refers to an action in progress. An infinitive refers to a completed action. Note that
    these verbs are followed by an infinitive without to.

    When I looked out, I saw him crossing the road. (He was in the middle of the action.)
    I saw him get off the bus, cross the road and disappear in the crowd. (I watched the whole action.)

    Try

    Try + -ing form is used to talk about making an experiment.

    ‘Susie is in a foul mood.’ ‘Try sending her some flowers.’

    Try + infinitive is used to talk about making an effort to do something difficult.

    I tried to stand up, but I couldn’t.

    Like, love, hate and prefer

    After these four verbs, infinitives and -ing forms have similar meanings.

    I like reading detective novels.


    I like to read detective novels.
    I hate working late in the evening.
    I hate to work late in the evening.

    After would like, would love, would prefer and would hate, infinitives are more common than -ing forms.

    I would like to know what my duty is. (NOT I would like knowing what my duty is.)

    Afraid

    Afraid of + -ing form is used to talk about fear of things that happen accidentally.

    I didn’t make any noise, because I was afraid of waking the children.

    In other cases afraid can be followed by an infinitive or -ing form with no difference in meaning.

    I am not afraid of telling the truth. OR I am not afraid to tell the truth.

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