How do you know if a verb is followed by a gerund or infinitive?

A gerund is a noun made from a verb by adding “-ing.” Infinitives are the “to” form of the verb. It can be tricky to remember which verbs are followed by the infinitive (the to form) of the verb and which are followed by the gerund (the ing form) of the verb.

What are some verbs that take a to infinitive?

Verbs followed by a to-infinitive

afford	demand	like
begin	help	need
choose	hope	offer
continue	intend	plan
decide	learn	prefer

When should we use ing or to after a verb?

The difference in meaning is often small. The -ing form emphasises the verb itself. The to-infinitive puts the emphasis more on the preference for, or the results of, the action.

Which verb can be used only with a gerund?

Verbs Followed by Gerunds

admit	He admitted cheating on the test.
despise	She despises waking up early.
discuss	We discussed working at the company.
dislike	She dislikes working after 5 PM.
don’t mind	I don’t mind helping you.

What are infinite verbs examples?

An infinitive verb is the word “to” followed by a verb….For example:

• Oliver made me share my lunch with him.
• You’d better tell me the truth.
• Hunter would rather go to school.
• I saw her swim ten laps.
• Lola does like you.
• Can you help me carry this upstairs?

What are non finite verbs with examples?

More Examples of Non-finite Verbs (Participles)

The Verb	The Present Participle	The Past Participle
To bake	the baking bread	the baked bread
To print	the printing document	the printed document
To lower	the lowering prices	the lowered prices

Which verbs are not followed by to?

The infinitive is used without to after modal auxiliary verbs will, shall, would, should, can, could, may, might and must. It might rain later in the evening. (NOT It might to rain later in the evening.) I must go now.

Which verbs are followed by to?

List of verbs followed by the to-infinitive

English verb	Example combination
afford	afford to buy
agree	agree to talk
aim	aim to succeed
appear	appear to be difficult

Can gerunds be verbs?

A gerund is a verb in its ing (present participle) form that functions as a noun that names an activity rather than a person or thing. Any action verb can be made into a gerund.