Easy Word | Luyện ngữ pháp

Luyện ngữ pháp - Destination B1 - (Unit 37: Grammar - _ing and infinitive)

Form - Infinitive or -ing

-ing or infinitive Some verbs can be followed by either -ing or the full infinitive. I started liking/to like* James after he helped me with my problem.* With some verbs, the meaning is the same or nearly the same.
These include:
begin continue	hate like	love prefer	start

-ing or infinitive

Some verbs can be followed by either -ing or the full infinitive.
I started liking/to like James after he helped me with my problem.

With some verbs, the meaning is the same or nearly the same.

These include:

begin
continue

hate
like

love
prefer

start

	+ ing	+ full infinitive
With some verbs, the meaning changes. These verbs include:
remember	have a memory in your mind Do you remember seeing* that comedy?*	do something you are/were planning to Did you remember to say* sorry to James?*
forget	not be able to remember a past event I'd forgotten hearing* that joke.*	not do something you are/were planning to do Oh, no! I forgot to invite* Shelly!*
stop	stop an action Stop crying - it's not that bad.	interrupt an action to do something else I was on my way to see Maria and I stopped to get* her some flowers.*
try	do something to try and solve a problem Have you tried talking* to her?*	make an effort to do something I’m trying to say* I’m sorry, but you won’t listen!*