Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives
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Similar meaning |
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Can’t bear |
He can’t bear being alone. |
He can’t bear to be alone. |
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Can’t stand |
He can’t stand waiting for another hour. |
He can’t stand to wait for another hour. |
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Cease |
Cease doing noise. |
Cease to do noise. |
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Continue |
She continued watching TV. |
He continued to watch TV. |
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Hate |
He hates doing his homework. |
He hates to do his homework. |
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Like |
He likes watching movies. |
He likes to watch movies. |
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Love |
She loves driving. |
She loves to drive. |
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Neglect |
He neglected doing his homework. |
He neglected to do his homework. |
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Prefer |
He prefers listening to Pop music. |
He prefers to listen to Pop music. |
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Propose |
He proposed cleaning the dishes. |
He proposed to clean the dishes. |
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Different meaning |
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Stop |
He stopped smoking. |
He stopped to rest.(in order to) |
