Gerund (Ving)

Common verbs followed by a gerund:

Example: He misses playing with his friends.

abhor endure postpone

acknowledge enjoy practice
admit escape prevent
advise evade put off
allow explain recall
anticipate fancy recollect
appreciate fear recommend
avoid feel like report
be worth feign resent
can’t help finish resist
celebrate forgive resume
confess give up (stop) risk
consider keep (continue) shirk
defend keep on shun
delay mention suggest
detest mind (object to) support
discontinue miss tolerate
discuss necessitate understand
dislike omit urge
dispute permit warrant
dread picture

Infinitive (to V)
Common verbs followed by an infinitive:
Example: She threatened to quit if she didn't get a raise.
agree expect prove
appear fail refuse
arrange get remain
ask grow (up) request
attempt guarantee resolve
beg hesitate seek
can/can’t afford hope seem
can/can’t wait hurry shudder
care incline strive
chance learn struggle
choose manage swear
claim mean tend
come need threaten
consent neglect turn out
dare offer venture
decide pay volunteer
demand plan wait
deserve prepare want
determine pretend wish
elect profess would like
endeavour promise
 Verbs followed by a gerund or infinitive with little to NO change in meaning:
Example: It started to rain. / It started raining.

begin like
can’t bear love
can’t stand prefer
continue propose
hate start

Verbs followed by a gerund or infinitive with a change in meaning

I forgot to meet him.

(I didn’t meet him because I forgot to do it.)
forget
I forgot meeting him.
(I don’t have the memory of meeting him before.)
He went on to learn English and French.
(He ended one period of time before this.)
go on
He went on learning English and French.
(He continued learning the languages.)
She quit to work here.
(She quit another job in order to work here.)
quit
She quit working here.
(She quit her job here. She doesn’t work here anymore.)
I regret promising to help you.
(I’m sorry that I made the promise.)
regret
I regret to tell you that we can't hire you.
(I’m telling you now, and I’m sorry.)
She remembered to visit her grandmother.
(She didn’t forget to visit.)
remember
She remembered visiting her grandmother.
(She had memories of this time.)
I stopped to call you.
(I interrupted another action in order to call you.)
stop
I stopped calling you.
(I stopped this activity. Maybe we had a fight.)
I tried to open the window.
(I attempted this action but didn’t succeed.)
try
I tried opening the window.
(This was one option I sampled. Maybe the room was hot.)