Common verbs followed by gerunds and infinitives

Avoid; afford; can’t stand; agree; appear; arrange; ask; consider; dislike; choose; enjoy; decide;
expect; finish; give up; hesitate; imagine; hope; involve; learn; mind; manage; practise; stop;
offer; remember; plan; try; suggest; go on; promise; refuse; understand; want.

Verbs followed by the Verbs followed by the Verbs followed by gerund and
gerund infinitive infinitive with a change in
meaning

Avoid Afford Stop

Can’t stand Agree Remember
Consider Appear Try
Dislike Arrange Go on
Enjoy Ask
Finish Choose Eg. He stopped to talk to a friend.
(he stopped first and then he
Give up Decide talked)
Imagine Expect He stopped talking to a friend.
Involve Hesitate (he was talking first and then he
stopped)
Mind Hope
Practise Learn I remembered putting my keys in
Suggest Manage my bag. (I put my keys in my bag
first and then I remembered that
Understand Offer action)
Plan I remembered to put my keys in
Eg. I considered going to my bag. ( I remembered first and
university but I decided not Promise
then I put my keys in my bag)
to. Refuse
Want They tried to push the car but it
was too heavy. (it was a difficult
Eg. She managed to swim 25 thing to do)
metres under water. They tried pushing the car but it
still didn’t start. (they were
experimenting to see if it worked)

He went on singing all morning.

(He continued with the same
activity)
He went on to play the piano. (He
changed the activity he was doing)