VERBS + TO INFINITIVE

These verbs include:

afford, agree, appear, arrange, ask, attempt, care, choose, dare, decide,

deserve, expect, forget, happen, help, hope, learn, manage, offer, pretend,

promise, refuse, seem, threaten, want, wish

Examples: 

Thelma’s boss refuses to give her a pay raise.

I’ve arranged to see the doctor on Tuesday.

VERBS + -ING

These verbs include:

admit, appreciate, avoid, consider, delay, deny, dislike, enjoy, face,

fancy, feel like, finish, forgive, give up, can’t help, imagine, keep, look forward to,

mind, miss, practice, put off, resist, risk, can’t stand, suggest, understand

Examples:

Andrew admitted cheating in the exam.

Elena has given up smoking.

VERBS + TO INFINITIVE or -ING

These verbs include:

advise, allow, can’t bear, begin, continue, forbid, forget*, go, hate, intend, like, love, prefer,

remember*, start, stop*, try

Examples:

I was on my way home when it started to rain = I was on my way home when it started raining.I stopped smoking. I stopped to smoke. (change in meaning)

* with a change in meaning

VERBS + OBJECT + TO INFINITIVE

These verbs include:

advise, allow, ask, cause, encourage, expect, forbid, force, get, hate, help, invite,

leave, like, love, mean, need, order, permit, persuade, prefer, recommend,

remind, teach, tell, want, warn, wish

Examples:

Dennis persuaded me to go on holiday with him.

Can you ask the taxi driver to wait?