Advanced Language Practice

Verbs followed by either –ing or infinitive with to • Can’t bear, hate, like, love, prefer Like to usually refers to habitual preferences.. Intend, plan and propose can be followed by t

Verbs + infinitive or -ing

GRAMMAR

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1 Verbs followed by either –ing or

infinitive with to

• Can’t bear, hate, like, love, prefer

Like to usually refers to habitual preferences.

• Attempt, begin, continue, intend, plan, propose, start

There is no difference in meaning whether we use –ing or infinitive with to Intend, plan and propose can be followed

by that + clause This may include should.

Forget, remember

With to both verbs refer to an obligation.

With –ing both verbs refer to past events.

Both can be followed by that + clause.

• You can see more verbs in Grammar Unit 16, Macmillan Advanced Language Practice, Michael Vince, 2009

2 Verbs normally followed by

infinitive with to

 Verbs marked * can also be followed by that + clause.

*agree *demand hurry*pledge *swear

*appear deserve *learn *pretend *threaten

*arrange *expect long *promise *vow

attempt fail manage refuse want

ask grow neglect *resolve *wish

choose hasten offer seek

dare *happen pay *seem

*decide *hope *planstruggle

Appear, (so) happen and seem are only used

impersonally with that + clause.

It appears that I’ve made a mistake.

It so happens that he is my brother.

It seems that Mary is going to win.

 Want can be used colloquially with –ing, and

has a similar meaning to need.

The car wants cleaning.

3 Verbs normally followed by - ing

.

This can be used with or without

preposition to followed by –ing.

That + clause is also possible.

Appreciate is often followed by possessive

+ -ing.

Involve has an impersonal subject.

Macmillan Advanced Language Practice, Michael Vince, 2009

4 Verbs followed by infinitive

without

without to

Help can be used with or without to.

I helped George (to) carry the bags.

Make, and expressions with make.

They made me leave.

We shall have to make do.

In the passive, to is used.

I was made to leave.

Let and expressions with let.

They didn’t let me leave.

Let me go!

Verbs followed by an object and to

Verbs marked * can also be followed by

that + clause.

*advise, assist, beg, bribe, command, dare, employ, unable, encourage, instruct, invite, lead, *order, *persuade, select, send,

*teach, *tell, train, urge, *warn.

Grammar Unit 13, Macmillan Advanced Language Practice, Michael Vince, 2009

Dare can be used without to when there is

no object Compare:

They dared him to jump.

I didn’t dare (to) say anything.

You can see dare as a modal verb in Grammar Unit 9,

Macmillan Advanced Language Practice, Michael

Vince, 2009

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