SOME TIPS FOR USING V-ing / To- Inf
I. LIST OF VERBS FOLLOWED BY EITHER A V.ING OR A TO - INFINITIVE ( with a difference in meaning )
1 . Stop :
♣ stop + v.ing :.
Ex : He was writing; and when I came in, he stopped writing and looked at me.
♣ stop + to infinitive : (a purpose)
Ex : He was speaking on the phone when the door bell rang. He stopped to answer the door
2 . Forget / Remember :
♣ forget / remember + v.ing :
Ex : I remember playing with dolls when I was a child.
I never forget winning the scholarship last year.
♣ forget / remember + to infinitive :
Ex : I always remember to lock the front door before going to school.
Don’t forget to phone me when you return home tomorrow.
3 . Regret :
♣ regret + v.ing :
Ex : I regret lending him money. He never paid it back to me.
♣ regret + to infinitive :
Ex : I regret to tell you that you failed the college entrance examination.
4 . Need :
♣ need + v.ing : (passive meaning).
Ex : My house is rather old. It needs repainting.
♣ need + to infinitive :
Ex : She needs to study harder so that she can pass the final test.
5 . Try :
♣ try + v.ing : thöû laøm ñieàu gì ñeå xem coù ñöôïc hay khoâng.
♣ try + to infinitive : coá gaéng
II / SPECIAL EXPRESSIONS FOLLOWED BY THE ING-FORM
1 . have fun / have a good time :
2 . have trouble / have difficulty / have a hard time / have a difficult time :
3 . spend / waste + (time) + v.ing
4 . sit / stand / lie + (place) + v.ing
5 . find / catch + object + v.ing :
F / GO + V.ING
go birdwatching
go camping
go dancing
go fishing
go hiking
go hunting
go jogging
go mountain climbing
go sailing :
go shopping
go window shopping
go swimming
III / S + V + O + BARE INFINITIVE / V.ING
feel
hear
listen to a
notice
observe
perceive
watch
hark at
smell
look at
VI/ SOME SPECICAL CASES
1. IT IS TIME + S + VED/2
Ex: It's time we went.
2. S + WOULD RATHER + S + VED/ V2
Ex: I would rather you did the test well.
3. S + SUGGEST + V-ING:
Ex: I suggest fixing the faucet.
4. S + SUGGEST + (THAT) + S + SHOULD + V:
Ex: I suggest that we should turn off the faucet.