Common verbs followed by a gerund: Common verbs followed by an infinitive: Verbs followed by a gerund or infinitive with little to no change

finitive with little to no change in meaning:

Example: He misses playing with his friends. Example: She threatened to quit if she didn't get a raise. Example: It started to rain. / It started raining.
abhor agree begin
acknowledge appear can’t bear
admit arrange can’t stand
advise ask continue
allow attempt hate
anticipate beg like
appreciate can/can’t afford love
avoid can/can’t wait prefer
be worth care propose
can’t help chance start
celebrate choose
confess claim
consider come
defend consent
delay dare
detest decide
discontinue demand
discuss deserve
dislike determine
dispute elect
dread endeavor
endure expect
enjoy fail
escape get
evade grow (up)
explain guarantee
fancy hesitate
fear hope
feel like hurry
feign incline
finish learn
forgive manage
give up (stop) mean
keep (continue) need
keep on neglect
mention offer
mind (object to) pay
miss plan
necessitate prepare
omit pretend
permit profess
picture promise
postpone prove
practice refuse
prevent remain
put off request
recall resolve
recollect say
recommend seek
report seem
resent shudder
resist strive
resume struggle
risk swear
shirk tend
shun threaten
suggest turn out
support venture
tolerate volunteer
understand wait
urge want
warrant wish
would like
yearn