Verb Gerund Infinitive

  afford X
  agree X
  attempt X
  begin X X
  choose X
  continue X X
  decide X
  detest X
  enjoy X
  expect X
  fail X
  finish X
  hate X X
  hope X
  imagine X
  intend X
  keep X
  learn X
  like X X
  love X X
  manage X
  need X
  offer X
  plan X
  prefer X X
  promise X
  quit X
  recommend X
  refuse X
  regret X
  seem X
  start X X
  suggest X
  tend X
  threaten X
  tolerate X
  try X X
  understand X
  want X
  wish X X

JUST GERUNDS

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 admit  avoid  can’t help  consider
 advise  be used to  can’t stand  deny
  discuss  go on  it’s  remember
 dislike  have worthwhile  quit
 end up difficulty  keep  spend time
 enjoy  have  look forward  stop
 feel like problems to  suggest
 finish  have trouble  mention  understand
 forget  imagine  mind  waste time
 get used to  it’s no use  miss  work at
 give up  recommend

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES:

 begin  intend  prefer

 continue  like  start
 hate  love

JUST INFINITIVES

 afford  demand  mean  remember

 agree  expect  offer  seem
 appear  fail  plan  volunteer
 arrange  forget  prepare  wait
 ask  hope  pretend  want
 care  learn  promise  wish
 decide  manage  refuse

Common verbs that can be followed by a gerund or infinitive but with a

change in meaning

 forget
 remember
 stop

Common verbs that are directly followed by a noun or pronoun and then by
an infinitive

 advise
 allow
 ask
 cause
 challenge
 command
 convince
 expect
 forbid
 force
 hire
 instruct
 invite
 order
 pay
 permit
 program
 remind
 teach
 tell
 urge
 want
 warn