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Verb Ing Inf To

The document discusses different uses of the verb + -ing construction and the infinitive with to in English. It provides examples of when each construction can be used after certain verbs and prepositions, in certain phrases, and as the subject of a sentence.

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Verb Ing Inf To

The document discusses different uses of the verb + -ing construction and the infinitive with to in English. It provides examples of when each construction can be used after certain verbs and prepositions, in certain phrases, and as the subject of a sentence.

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VERB + -ING INFINITIVE WITH TO

1) after certain verbs 1) After certain verbs


consider, imagine, keep, quit, suggest, enjoy, afford, appear, choose, learn, manage, promise,
regret. can't wait, forget.
• She keeps waiting for her girlfriend to arrive. I forgot to take my umbrella and now I’m soaked.
2) After it + adjective
2) After prepositions and phrasal verbs It’s important …, it’s easy …, it’s nice …,
• I ate before coming It’s easy to say but then it comes the difficult part
• He keeps on thinking about the same thing again It’s important to learn a language when you’re young
and again It’s nice to know that your beloved ones will be next to
you
3) after certain phrases
no point …, waste time …, can't help …, no use …,
be worth …
• There is no point complaining about it.
• I can’t help thinking about the amount of money I 3) For an infinitive of purpose
spent last summer. I called her to find out how she was
• It is worth making the effort to watch this film. I waited to know how it worked
• It’s a waste of time reading the book. She studied hard to get good marks
4) as the subject of a sentence.
• Receiving money is always a good thing.
• Coming here has been always a waste of time.
• Explaining things to my cousin is always difficult.

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