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Verbs with the infinitive and gerund

Some verbs are followed by an infinitive.

Here are some examples ....

want to/ have to/ need to /stop to/ plan to/ would like to/ decide to/ try to/ hope to/ promise to/ stand to...

It is a good idea to  learn these types of verbs with 'to' as a memory aid.

Ex: We want to watch TV.

Some verbs are followed by a gerund.

Here are some examples ...

stop/ finish/ quit/ give up/ enjoy/ suggest/ mind/ postpone...

Ex: Maria postponed doing her homework

Some verbs can be followed by an infinitive or a gerund.

Here are some examples ...

like/ love/ prefer/ hate/ start/ begin/stop...

Ex: Sonia prefers to speak/speaking English.

Exercise:  Choose the infinitive or gerund, or 'either' if a verb can take both forms.   

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1. Tom stopped eithersmokingto smokeI don't know last year to save a little bit of money.

2. All children have goingto goeitherI don't know to school. It's the law.

3. We hope eithervisitingto visitI don't know Aunt Marie in the south of France next year.

4. They will have to learnlearningeitherI don't know Chinese at the summer language school.

5. Tom is planning eitherto visitvisitingI don't know Sonia at her home next month.

6. Do you suggest eitherorderingto orderI don't know the steak or the fish at this restaurant?

7. When did you start to learnlearningI don't know English? When you were a student?

8. Would you mind closingto closeeitherI don't know the window behind you? It's cold in here.

9. My name is Angela. I hate beingto beI don't know called Angie all the time!

10. Lisa has given up learningto learneitherI don't know German. She doesn't have enough time.

11. Sonia promised to writewritingeitherI don't know to both of us a postcard from Brazil.

12. You really need to getgettingeitherI don't know your hair cut. It's already in your eyes!

13. Harry loves to walkwalkingI don't know on the beach near his home in Malibu.

14. Tom likes to rideridingI don't know his bike through the park in the summer.

15. Tom enjoys eitherridingto rideI don't know his bike through the park in the summer.