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Infinitive and -ing - Coggle Diagram
Infinitive and -ing
The Infinitive
to express purpose
after verbs such as agree, appear, decide, expect, hope, plan, promise, refuse and etc
fir describing feelings and emotions, to express willingness, to speak about the character
after certain pronouns such as somehing, nothing, somewhere, someone
after too and enough
to talk about an unpleasant event using "only"
with it+be+adjective or noun
after be + the second, next, last
after ask, learn, find out, wondere, want to know, decide, explain, when they are followed by question word
The -ing
as a noun
after admit, anticipate, appreciate, avoid, consider, continue, delay, deny, discuss, enjoy, escape, excuse, fancy, finish, forgive, go
after dislike, like, love, mind, prefer
after to be busy, it is no use, it is no good, there is no point in, can not stand, have difficulty in, have a hard|difficult time,
after spend, waste, lose
after prepositions
after the verbs hear, listen to, notice, see, watch, see, feel to describe an incomplete action, that is to say that somebody saw, heard, etc only a part of the action
the bare infinitive
after modal verbs
after the verbs let, make, see, hear, feel
after had better and would rather
"help" is followed by either the to-infinitive or the bare infinitive