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Verb patterns VERBS WITH GERUNDS
English uses gerunds after VERB GERUND
certain verbs that say how a
Some verbs in English can only go with a gerund or an See also: person feels about an activity.
infinitive. Some verbs can go with either. These verbs Types of verbs 49
often describe wishes, plans, or feelings. Infinitives and participles 51
The verb describes feelings The word for the activity
VERBS WITH INFINITIVES about an activity. is in gerund form.
English uses the infinitive VERB INFINITIVE
with “to” after certain verbs
that describe someone’s plans FURTHER EXAMPLES
or wishes to do an activity.
Main verb describes a plan Infinitive with “to”
or wish to do an activity. describes the activity.
FURTHER EXAMPLES
The infinitive doesn’t change no matter what the tense of the main verb is.
OTHER VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUNDS
OTHER VERBS FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVES
VERBS FOLLOWED
BY GERUNDS
VERBS FOLLOWED
BY INFINITIVES
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