Enjoy finish imagine admit avoid feel like (infml) (don't)mind can't stand give up deny

I've lived in New Zealand all my life; I can't imagine living anywhere else.

Some people can't stand (= hate) working at the weekend but I don't mind.

(= for me it's OK)

His doctor told him to give up smoking. (= stop smoking)

I always try to avoid going through the city centre. (= stay away from it)

At the police station, he admitted stealing her money, but denied taking the computer.

(= he said 'yes' he took the money, but 'no' he didn't take the computer)

Do you feel like going out (= want to go out) this evening?

Verb + infinitive

Some verbs are followed by an infinitive if the next word is a verb.

Decide want seem appear hope forget expect mean

Manage refuse promise offer

It's a long walk so I offered to take them in the car.

I expect (= think or believe something will happen) to get the results before next week.

I meant (= planned/intended) to get the information, but I forgot (= didn't remember) to

phone.

It was hard work but we managed to finish it. (= we were able to finish it but it was

difficult)

I asked her to carry the suitcases but she refused to help. (= she said 'no')

They promised to phone me as soon as they arrived. (= they said they would) I

Verb + -ing form or infinitive

Some verbs can be followed by an -ing form or infinitive and the meaning is very similar, e.g. love, like and prefer. But with some verbs there is a difference in meaning:

I remembered to buy my grandmother a birthday card. (= I didn't forget to buy one) I remember making cards for her when I was small. (= it's one of my memories from the past)

Verb + infinitive without 'to*

Two common verbs are followed by an object + infinitive without 'to': make someone do something, and let someone do something.

My parents make me do my homework every night. (= They force me to do my homework.) My parents let me go out at the weekend. (= They allow/permit me to go out.)

Exercises:

Underline the correct word(s). Be careful: in two sentences, both possibilities are correct.

1 We decided (to work/working) during our holiday.

2 She promised (to help/helping) us.

3 I don't feel like (to go/going) for a walk at the moment.

4 She hopes (to spend/spending) some time in the mountains this summer.

5 Do you actually like (to go out/going out) when it's raining?

6 I can't imagine (to eat/eating) pasta every day of the week.

7 Most of the time she prefers (to work/working) on her own.

8 I don't remember (to go/going) to the zoo when we stayed in Madrid.

9 He hopes (to finish/finishing) his thesis by the end of the month. 10 I don't mind (to help/helping) you if I'm not busy.

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