VERBS FOLLOWED BY '-ING' & INFINITIVE WITH CHANGE OF MEANING

 

VERBS+ '-ING' / INFINITIVE

 

More detailed info on the same topic VERBS+'-ING'/Infinitive

PATTERNS WITH REPORTING VERBS: INFINITIVE & '-ING' (1)

REPORTED SPEECH: REPORTING VERBS

 

NEED + ING

 

CONFUSING 'TRY'

 TRY is one of the verbs that can be followed either by TO+infinitive or gerund -ING with a change of meaning. Here BBC Learning English flashcards show the difference:

CONFUSING: 'LIKE TO+infinitive' vs 'LIKE+-ing'

This chart shows the difference in meaning between these two structures with the verb LIKE.

STOP TO + INFINITIVE vs STOP + -ING FORM

STOP is one of the verbs that can be followed either by infinitive or the -ing form, but with a change of meaning. You can see the difference in the infographic above with many examples.

BE / GET USED TO + -ing / noun

A chart that explains about the expression "BE / GET USED TO + ING or NOUN". Remember not to be confused with "USED TO + infinitive", whose difference can be checked in a previous post HERE.

'-ED' & '-ING' SPELLINGS

This charts shows the spelling rules for regular past verbs ending in '-ED' and the formation of gerunds ending in '-ING'.

Previous post in this blog refer to them separately:

- for '-ED' spellings & pronounciation

- for '-ING' spellings

LOOKING FORWARD TO...

I suppose we're all LOOKING FORWARD TO the Christmas holidays... Here are different ways to express it.

FUTURE PROGRESSIVE OR CONTINUOUS

'TO' vs 'FOR'

Clarifying the confusing uses of 'TO' and 'FOR'.

WOULD YOU MIND...?

An expression to request an action, followed by the verb in the '-ING' form.

SPELLING -ING FORMS

Here are the spelling rules for -ING forms.

COLLOCATIONS WITH "GO"

Today's post shows different collocations with the verb "GO" and its combinations with different words. Do you understand them all? Some of these collocations are synonyms, do you know which?  Some more examples with "GO", can be found HERE.