3. The -ing form is used:
After the verbs: love, like, enjoy, prefer,
dislike, hate
For example: Liza prefers dancing alone.
After the verbs: spend, waste, lose (time,
money,etc)
For example: He spends all time playing computer
games.
4. The -ing form is used:
After the verbs: hear, listen to, notice, see, watch, feel
to describe an incomplete (незавершенное) action.
I saw John waiting for the taxi.
After the verbs: admit (признавать), appreciate
(ценить), avoid, consider, deny(отрицать),
fancy(воображать), go (for activities), imagine, mind
(заботится), miss, practise, prevent
(предотвращать), quit (оставлять), save, suggest.
Would you mind closing the window?
5. The -ing form is used:
After expression such as:
be busy, it’s no use, it’s no good, it’s (not) worth,
what’s the use of, can’t help, there’s no point (in),
can’t stand, have difficulty (in), have trouble.
It’s no use complaining all the time.
think of, apologise for.
I apologised for being later.
6. The -ing form is used:
After the preposition to with verbs:
object to, look forward to, be used to.
in addition to.
After prepositions :
After, on, by, before, without, instead
of, besides
He went to school without eating any
breakfast.
7. The to-infinitive form is used:
Для выражения цели,
After would like, would love, would prefer.
For example: I would love to come to your party
After certain verbs that refer to the future (agree,
appear, decide, expect, hope, promise,
refuse, want)
For example: I want you to come.
8. The to-infinitive is used:
After too / enough
After verbs and expressions such as ask,
deside, explain, learn, find out.
After ajectives which describe feelings/
emotions, express willingness/ un
willingness (желание, нежелание) or
refer to a person character
9. The infinitive without to is
used:
After modal verbs
Can , Could , Have to , Must , Might, Should
(Sally can speak English)
After the verbs:
let, make, see, hear, feel
(My brother made me apologise)
After had better and would rather.
(You had better put a jacket on)
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10. The infinitive without to is
used:
After modal verbs
Can , Could , Have to , Must , Might, Should
(Sally can speak English)
After the verbs:
let, make, see, hear, feel
(My brother made me apologise)
After had better and would rather.
(You had better put a jacket on)
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