V. GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES 1. Verbs that are always followed by the infinitive agree attempt claim decide demand desire expect fail hesitate hope intend learn need offer plan prepare pretend refuse seem tend want wish I decided to write a research essay. I work hard and I think I deserve to be well paid. Peter wished he’d never promised to help them. 2. Verbs that are always followed by the gerund admit appreciate avoid can't help consider delay deny enjoy finish imagine mind miss postpone practice quit report resist risk suggest She enjoys running for competition. Where possible, we have avoided using technical terms. I appreciated hearing from them. I can't help worrying about it 3. Verbs + preposition followed by the gerund approve of count on depend on give up insist on keep on rely on succeed in look forward to object to I object to paying so much for milk. His wife finally persuaded him to give up smoking. 4. Adjectives + preposition followed by the gerund accustomed to afraid of capable of fond of intent on interested in successful in tired of I was afraid of losing my way. 5. Adjectives followed by the infinitive anxious easy hard ready boring good pleased strange dangerous prepared usual difficult common able She’s upstairs getting ready to go out. I’m not prepared to listen to excuses. 6. Verb + Noun/Pronoun followed by the infinitive advise convince force order teach allow hire permit tell ask instruct want cause expect invite remind warn need require I taught him to swim. They did not permit us to enter the area during the investigation. They tried to convince him to buy a cheaper car. My uncle is going to teach me to drive this summer. 7. Gerund or Infinitive Here are verbs that can take either a gerund or infinitive. However, some of them can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive with a difference in meaning. begin can't stand remember * forget * start stop * dread prefer * hate try * continue like * regret love intend He began shouting abuse at them. Suddenly the rain began to fall .  PREFER  I prefer walking to riding. (In general) Let's take a bus. No, I prefer to walk . (On a particular occasion )   LIKE I like eating apples. (In general) I'd like to eat an apple now. (At the moment)   STOP He stopped talking . (He didn't talk any more.) He stopped to talk . (He stopped doing something in order to talk.)   REMEMBER Remember to come tomorrow. (Future action) I remember hearing this song before. (Past event)   FORGET He forgot to write a letter to me. (He didn't remember.) I shall never forget seeing the zoo for the first time. (Forget: no longer have the memory of)   TRY He'll try to meet us at 4 o'clock. (try: make an attempt) Try cleaning it with petrol. (try: make an experiment of)  EXAMPLE Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.  Mary / learn / swim / when / she / very young   I / really / looking forward to / work / with / you  . drive this summer. 7. Gerund or Infinitive Here are verbs that can take either a gerund or infinitive. However, some of them can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive with a difference. V. GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES 1. Verbs that are always followed by the infinitive agree attempt claim decide demand desire expect fail hesitate hope intend. followed by the gerund accustomed to afraid of capable of fond of intent on interested in successful in tired of I was afraid of losing my way. 5. Adjectives followed by the infinitive anxious