Gerund or Infinitive

Gerund or Infinitive We use the Gerund or the Infinitive after the following verbs with little differences in meaning: begin He began talking. He began to talk. hate * Do you hate working on Saturdays? Do you hate to work on Saturdays? like * I like... More

Gerund or Infinitive We use the Gerund or the Infinitive after the following verbs with little differences in meaning: begin He began talking. He began to talk. hate * Do you hate working on Saturdays? Do you hate to work on Saturdays? like * I like swimming. I like to swim. love * She loves painting. She loves to paint. start They start singing. They start to sing. Use those marked with * are when expressing your likes / dislikes. We use the Gerund or the Infinitive after the following verbs. There are two possible structures after these verbs. Gerund: verb + -ing Infinitive: verb + person + to-infinitive advise They advise walking to town. They advise us to walk to town. allow They do not allow smoking here. They do not allow us to smoke here. encourage They encourage doing the test. They encourage us to do the test. permit They do not permit smoking here. They do not permit us to smoke here. Less