Infinitive and Gerund

1) Verbs which may take either infinitive or gerund: (Verbe care folosesc fie infinitivul fie gerunziul ) advise, agree, allow, begin, can/could bear, cease, continue, forget, hate, intend, like, love, mean, need, permit, prefer, propose, recommend, regret, remember, require, start, stop, try, used to Verbs taking infinitive or gerund without changing meaning: (verbe care folosesc infinitivul sa gerunziul fara sa-si modifice intelesul)
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I began working./ I began to work. (Am nceput s lucrez.) He continued living/ to live above the shop. (A continuat s locuiasc deasupra magazinului.) I cant bear waiting./ to wait. (Nu suport s atept.)

begin, start, continue, cease

cant bear

intend

I intend selling it./ to sell it. (Intenionez s l vnd.) They dont allow us parking here./ to park here. (Nu ni se permite s parcm aici.) The grass needs cutting./ to be cut. (Iarba trebuie tuns.)

advise, allow, permit, recommend it needs/requires/wants

2) Verbs which take only gerund: (Verbe care folosesc numai gerunziul )
o regret, remember, forget (when the action expressed by the gerund is the earlier action)
I regret spending so much money. (mi pare ru c am cheltuit atia bani.) I remember reading about the earthquake in the newspapers. (mi amintesc c am citit de cutremur n ziare.) Ill never forget waiting to find out the results. (Nu o s uit niciodat ateptarea rezultatelor.) He went on to tell us about his new plans. (A continuat s ne spun despre planurile lui noi.) I cant stop him talking to the press. (Nu pot s l opresc s nu vorbeasc cu presa.)

go on, stop

admit, adore, appreciate, avoid, celebrate, commence, consider, contemplate, delay, deny, detest, dislike, dread, endure, enjoy, face, fancy, finish, go, imagine, involve, keep, lie, loathe, mention, mind, miss, practice, report. resent, resist, risk, postpone, stand, sit, suggest.

!!! when regret, remember, forget themselves express the earlier action, they are followed by an infinitive: I regret to say that you have failed your exam. (mi pare ru s te anun c ai picat examenul.) I often forget to sign my cheques. (Adesea uit s semnez cecurile.) 3) Verbs which take only infinitive: (Verbe care folosesc numai infinitivul)
Tom agreed to wait a week. (Tom a fost de acord s atepte o sptmn.) I mean to get to the top by sunrise. (Vreau s ajung pn s rsr soarele.) I propose to start tomorrow. (Mi-am propus s ncep mine.)

agree (to), mean, propose, refuse (to)

They tried to put wire netting all round the garden. (Au ncercat s pun gard de srm n jurul grdinii.) I used to swim all the year around. (Obinuiam s not tot anul.)

try, used to

o afford, aim, appear, arrange, ask, attempt, beg, care, choose, consent, dare, decide, demand, deserve, expect, fail, fight, guarantee, happen, help, hesitate, hope, intend, learn, manage, neglect, offer, pause, plan, prepare, pretend, promise, prove, swear, tend, threaten, undertake, volunteer, vow, wait, want, refuse, seem , wish, yearn.