A214 questions · Elementary · Verbs and Verb Patterns
Gerund or Infinitive Exercises with Answers
Some verbs take -ing, some take to, and a few take either with a change of meaning. Enjoy doing, want to do, stop doing against stop to do.
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Lessons on this topic
- Gerund or Infinitive: Remember, Forget, Stop and Try
Remember, forget, stop and try can take -ing or to + verb, but the meaning changes. Learn which form looks forward and which looks back.
- Preposition + -ing: Interested in Learning, Look Forward To, Be Used To
Why a verb after a preposition takes -ing: interested in learning, before eating, by + -ing, look forward to, and be used to or get used to.
- Verb + To Infinitive or -ing
Which verbs take to + verb and which take -ing: want, decide and would like to; enjoy, finish and mind doing; and to + verb for a purpose.
