http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/index.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/verblist.htm
Infinitives – to + V1
a. Some verbs are followed directly by an infinitive.
Ex. The children wanted to play basketball outside.
These verbs include:
afford decide manage prepare want
agree demand mean pretend
appear hope offer refuse
arrange learn plan seem
b. Some verbs are followed by an noun or pronoun + an infinitive.
Ex. They forced their children to listen to them.
advise command invite remind
allow convince order teach
ask forbid pay tell
cause force permit urge
challenge instruct program warn
c. Some verbs can be followed by a gerund or an infinitive without changing the meaning.
Ex. I like to swim. = I like swimming.
These verbs include:
begin hate like prefer
continue intend love start
d. Some verbs can be followed by a gerund or infinitive but with a change in meaning.
forget remember stop try
Ex. He stopped smoking cigarettes. (He doesn’t smoke anymore.)
He stopped to smoke a cigarette. (He stopped doing something to
in order to smoke a cigarette)
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