The infinitive 'to' + the present form of the verb is used: 1.. Infinitive without 'to' present form of the verb is used: 1.. verbs Special Cases * Begin, continue and start These verb
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Gerunds and infinitives
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The gerund (verb in the present form + 'ing') is used:
1. After prepositions and adverbs
2. After certain verbs
3. As subject or object of a sentence
The infinitive ('to' + the present form of the verb) is used:
1. After certain verbs
2. After some verbs followed by an object (sb/sth)
3. After some certain adjectives
4. To express purpose (Why did you buy that cloth? To clean the windows)
5. After questions words (how, where etc.) and compounds of 'some' and 'any' (somebody, nothing etc.)
Infinitive without 'to' (present form of the verb) is used:
1. After modal and auxiliary verbs
2. After 'make' and 'let'
WITHOUT 'TO' Prepositions and
adverbs
verbs
Special Cases
* Begin, continue and start
These verbs can be followed by both gerund and infinitive except in the present continuous
form
where the infinitive must be used
It started raining. or
It started to rain
Look! It's starting to rain!
** Stop
Stop + Gerund = Finish one action
She's angry with me and has stopped talking to me
Stop + Infinitive = Stop one action and start another
I saw Jane and she stopped to talk to me. (she stopped walking and we started chatting)
*** Try
Try + Gerund = What you do to get what you want
I wanted to improve my English so I tried having private classes
Try + Infinitive = Your objective, what you want to do
I tried to learn English but I didn't have enough time to study properly
**** Help
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Help + sb. can be followed by infinitive or infinitive without 'to'
He helped me tidy up the room. or
He helped me to tidy up the room
If there is no direct object (sb) then infinitive without 'to' is more natural
He helped tidy up the room
*5 Need, Want & Would like
These verbs can either be followed by an object pronoun (you, her, him etc.) or directly by
the infinitive
I'd like you to help me
I'd like to help you
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