Gerunds and infinitivesVerbs that are normally followed by the gerund form:-acknowledge | admit | adore | anticipate | appreciate | avoid | celebrate | confess | contemplatedelay | deny | describe | detest | discuss | dislike | dread | endure | enjoyfancy | finish | imagine | involve | keep | justify | mention | mind | miss | omit | postpone | practicequit | recall | recommend | regret | report | resent | resume | risk | suggest | tolerate | understandFor example: Iadore readingyour books. Theyanticipated winningthe election. Idetest goingto discos. Wepostponed makingany decision in the meeting. Iquit smoking. Do yourecall seeingsomeone like that?______________________________Verbs which are normally followed by the infinitive form:-afford | agree | appear | arrange | ask | attempt | care | choose | claim | come | consentdare | decide | demand | deserve | determine | elect | endeavour | expect | fail | get | guarenteehate | help | hesitate | hope | hurry | incline | intend | learn | long | manage | mean | needoffer | plan | prepare | pretend | promise | refuse | resolve | say | seem | tend | threaten | want | wishFor example: I can'tafford to goto the pub. Heagreed to practisemore. You shouldlearn to expressyourself. Theymanaged to fixthe problem.______________________________

Verbs which can be followed by the gerund or infinitive form:-Some verbs can be followed by the gerund or infintive.With no change in meaningbegin | continue | hate | like | love | neglect | prefer | start | tryFor example:- He began to learn English when he was eight. He began learning English when he was eight. I hate to leave. I hate leaving.!Note- We often use the gerund when we speak about things in general, and the infinitive for particular situations.With a change in meaningforget | remember | stopFor example:- I forgot to feed the cat. (The cat is hungry - he has not been fed) I forgot feeding the cat. (The cat is ok - I fed him and then forgot about it)______________________________Gerunds after Prepositions

The gerund (-ing form)mustbe used when a verb comes after a preposition:-against | at | after | by | on | instead of | talk about | tired of | without: I amagainstsmokingin public places. She is goodatspeakingEnglish. I went home afterleavingthe party. You can improve your Englishbyusingthe Internet. We need to keepongoing. You should tell the truthinstead oflyingall the time. We cantalkaboutgoinghome. I'mtired ofhearingexcuses. You can't learn Englishwithoutmakingmistakes