Gerund, infinitive or both

Gerund, infinitive or both:

1) Gerund :  a gerund is the “ing”form of a verb when it functions as a noun after a number of verb

  verb pattern: verb + verb +ing

e.g: I enjoy walking/ I hate drinking tea / I can’t stop thinking

Verbs Followed by a Gerund They enjoyed working on the boat.
admit advise appreciate avoid can't help complete consider	delay deny detest dislike enjoy escape excuse	finish forbid get through have imagine mind miss	permit postpone practice quit recall report resent	resist resume risk spend (time) suggest tolerate waste (time)

2) Infinitive : an infinitive is “to” + the simple form of the verb

  verb pattern: verb + infinitive(to+verb)

e.g: I want to leave/ she decided to drive/ she needs to pass her exam/ she is learning to fly

Verbs Followed by an Infinitive She agreed to speak before the game.
agree aim appear arrange ask attempt be able beg begin care choose condescend	consent continue dare decide deserve detest dislike expect fail forget get happen	have hesitate hope hurry intend leap leave like long love mean neglect	offer ought plan prefer prepare proceed promise propose refuse remember say	shoot start stop strive swear threaten try use wait want wish

3) Verbs Followed By Gerunds or Infinitives

List of Common Verbs Followed By Gerunds or Infinitives - Same Meaning
can't stand	(can't) bear
begin	cease
commence	continue
regret	hate
like	stop
love	neglect
prefer	propose
(can't) stand	start