Verbs followed Verbs followed by Verbs followed by Verbs followed by –ing or to
by-ing to infinitive Object+ infinitive infinitive with a difference in with to meaning Appreciate Agree Allow Can’t Anticipate bear/stand/hate/like/love/prefer Avoid Eg. I prefer to work on a computer than to write by hand( specific situation) I can’t bear listening to her complaining all the time.(general)
Consider Appear Ask Remember/forget
Eg. I remembered/forgot seeing
you somewhere before.(that I have seen you) Did you remember/forget to lock the door?
Delay arrange Cause Regret
Eg. I regret going to the party
last night (be sorry about a past action) I regret to have to tell you that your car has been stolen(formal) deny Ask Command Stop I stopped drinking coffee because it kept me awake at night.(stop something you do)
We stopped to have a coffee on
the way home.(stop in order to do something)
Detest Attempt Encourage Try
Try studying at different time of day-it might suit you better.(do an experiment)
Try to study at regular times(
make an effort) Dislike Bear Expect Enjoy Begin Forbid Escape Care Force Fancy Choose Get Feel like Consent Hate Finish Decide Help
Forgive Determine Instruct
Give up Expect Intend
Imagine fail Invite
Involve Forget Leave Keep Like Look forward to Miss Happen Mean Mention Hate Oblige Mind Help Order Postpone Hesitate Permit Practise Hope Persuade Prevent(from) Prefer Intend Prefer Put off Learn Recommend Recommend Like Remind Recall Love Request Recollect Manage Teach Report Tell Resent Mean tempt Risk Offer Trouble Suggest Prefer Want It’s no use/good Prepare Wish It’s (not) worth Pretend warn There’s (no) point Promise in Propose Can’t stand/help Refuse Be/get used to Remember Be/get Seem accustomed to Start Have difficulty in Swear In favour of Try Want Wish