NA1 - Lesson 6A : Gerund and Infinitive Pattern Verb

This is is one of the most  difficult parts in this level because you must learn by heart when you use one or another, or even both. Nevertheless, there are some general rules to help you:

• verbs of likes and dislikes are usually followed by -ing form: enjoy, don't mind, hate, fancy, feel like, love, etc.
• verbs of order, requests and commands are usually followed by infinitive: want, order, wish, ask, hope, etc.
• after verbs with particles we use -ing form: give up, keep on, talk about, look forward to, etc.
• sometimes there is an infinitive for purpose after the principal verb: she came to see me

Apart from the list you already have in the textbook, here you can find some lists of verbs:

• example 1      exemple 2     exemple 3

The best way of learning this point of grammar is by doing many exercises. Here you are just a few of the possible ones you can find on the internet if you look for them on your own:

• exercise 1 (gerund or infinitive?)     exercise 2 a good list with exercises at the end (British Council)     exercise 3 a long list of exercises with levels      exercise 4 a huge list of exercises with differnt levels
• verbs followed by both; exercise done in class, click here