Gerunds & Infinitives as direct objects
Use gerunds after these verbs
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Use Infinitives after these verbs
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Avoid /
discuss / dislike / don’t mind / enjoy /
feel
like / practice quit / suggest
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Agree / be sure / choose / decide / expect / hope
/ learn /
Need /
plan / seem / plan / seem / want / wish / would like
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Verbs followed by both gerunds and infinitives
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Begin /
can’t stand / continue / hate / like /
love / prefer / start
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Example as gerund:
I enjoy cooking on weekends.
verb gerund
Example as infinitive:
We plan to go on vacation.
verb
Example as both:
She likes dancing.
verb
She likes to dance.
verb
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Gerunds as object of preposition
(these are some of the most common expression when using gerunds as object of preposition)
More examples:
I'm tired of wating in line.
(adj.+prep.+gerund)
We thought about working on weekends.
(verb + prep. +gerund)
They apologized for hurting the dog.
(verb + prep. + gerund)
