Gerund-Infinitive TABLE

Gerund

Infinitive

Gerund and Infinitive

accuse

admit

avoid

apologize for

approve of

congratulate on

consider

delay

deny

enjoy

fancy

feel like

finish

hate

give up

insist on

imagine

keep on

like

dislike

look forward to

love

(don’t/doesn’t) mind

miss

postpone

practice

quit

risk

suggest

have difficulty in

have trouble

can’t stand

can’t help

in addition to

it’s (not) worth + Gerund

it’s no use

it’s (no) good

there is no point in

as well as

ask

afford

agree

aim

attempt

appear

decide

expect

fail

force

hope

manage

offer

order

persuade

plan

pretend

promise

refuse

seem

tend

threaten

want

warn

too + adjective + Inf

not + adjective + enough + Inf

adjective + for + person + Inf

had better

would rather

let + Object + bare Inf.(to)

make + Object

*help + (Object) + (to/to)

(the same meaning)

love

can’t bear

like

hate

begin

start

continue

needs (doing/ to be done)

(different meaning):

stop doing/ to do

try doing/ to do

forget doing/ to do

remember doing/ to do

regret doing/ to do

be sorry for doing/ to do

prefer sth to doing sth else

prefer to do sth rather than do sth else