Common verbs followed by Gerunds, Common verbs followed by Infinitives, Verbs followed by Gerund or Infinitive (meaning changes).

Gerund (NOUN) is just the "ing" and the infinitive (VERB) is to plus the base verb.

(I) Common verbs followed by Gerunds (Nouns):

* Avoid, Consider, Dread, Enjoy, Fancy, Feel like, Finish;

* Imagine, Quit, Miss, Postpone, Recomend.

EXAMPLES:

1 - AVOID (stay away from, refrain):

(a) - I braked to avoid hitting the gate. [Cambrige Dictionary]

(b) - How can I avoid paying too much tax? [Merriam-webster Dictionary]

(c) - I want to avoid speaking to him until I’ve got more details. [Macmillan Dictionary]

2 - CONSIDER(think):

(a) - We’re considering buying a new car. [Cambrige Dictionary]

(b) - He seriously considered changing careers. [Merriam-webster Dictionary]

(c) He’s considering buying a used car. [Collins Dictionary]

3 - DREAD(fear):

(a) - I dread seeing him again. [Cambrige Dictionary]

(b) - He can't swim and dreads going in the water. - Ele não sabe nadar e teme a entrada em água. [Merriam-webster Dictionary]

(c) She started to dread seeing him. [Collins Dictionary]

4 - ENJOY(appreciate):

7 - I really enjoyed being with him. [Cambrige Dictionary]

8 - No one enjoys being teased. [Merriam-webster Dictionary]

9 - He enjoys playing cricket. [Collins Dictionary]

(II) Common verbs followed by Infinitives (VERBS):

* Agree, Choose, Decide, Deserve, Expect.

* Hope, Learn, Plan, Promise, Want.

EXAMPLES:

() I want to break free! [Queen]

(III) Verbs followed by Gerund or Infinitive(meaning changes):

* FORGET

* REMEMBER

* STOP.

-She remembers buying a birthday present.

-She remembers to buy a birthday present.

1. I dread ____ to the dentist.(going/ to go).

* Are we going to use "going" or "to go"?

* We are gonna say: I dread going to the dentist.

* The verb "dread" is followed by gerund. 

2. He hopes ____ an English teacher.(becoming, to become)  

* So what to you think? Are we going to say? Are we going to use "becoming"(biKãmén) or "to become"? Hope, is it followed by a gerund or  is it followed by the infinitive? Are we going to use the gerund becoming or the infinitive to become? is it followed by a gerund? is it followed by the infinitive?   

* It is going to be followed by the infinitive. You hope to do something.

* So with the verb "hope", it is followed by infinitive, He hopes to become an English teacher.

3. I decided ____ in tonight.(staying/to stay)

* Are you going to use "staying"(sTêm) or "to stay"(thu-sTêi)?

* So with(sôuêF) the verb "decide"(diSSáiri), are we gonna use the gerund or are we gonna use the infinitive?

* So with the verb "decide", It is going to be followed by the infinitive, you decide to do something. I decided to go to work. I decided to play soccer(Sókôr) this afternoon.

4. She finished ____ her homework.(doing/to do)

* Are you going to use "doing"(sTêm) or "to do?

* So with the verb "finished"(Fênêsthi), are we gonna use the gerund (doing ) or are we gonna use the infinitive(to do)? What you guys think?

* So with the verb "finished", it is going to be followed by the gerund, you finish doing something. She finished doing her homework. I decided to play soccer this afternoon.

* "finished doing something", it's almost a collocation(calaKêixên) that you're going to find these two words(dizthuôrds), together frequently(thêguédôr-FríquênrLí), you've finished doing this, you finished doing that.

5. They promised ____ with the project.(helping/to help)

* Are you going to use "helping"(RRéupén) or "to help"?

* So with the verb "promised"(Prõmêsthi), are we gonna use the gerund or are we gonna use the infinitive? What you guys think?

* So with the verb "promised", it is going to be followed by the infinitive, you promised to do something. She promised to her homework. I promised to play soccer this afternoon. I promised to take you wanna out to dinner tonight(Dênô-thôNáit) okay! They promised to help with the project.

6. I'm gonna give you two sentences(A, B) and I want you to tell me if the meaning changes(Xêngis) or there is no change. 

(A) We love studying(sTárién) English.

(B) We love to study(thu-sTári) English.

* is there change or is there no change? If there is no change they are exactly the same.

* So now this verb is verb that you can follow with a gerund or infinitive, you can use either one.

* So again, if we're talking about the verb LOVE, we can follow LOVE with either a gerund or infinitive but the meaning does not change, okay, there is no change, both of these mean(BoufâDízMín) the same thing, there is absolutely(Ábsulôlí) no change in those(enNôuz).

7. I'm gonna give you two sentences(A, B) and I want you to tell me if the meaning changes(Thêndjis) or there is no change(Thêndji). 

(A) I hate watching horror films.(áiRRêit-uothên-RRôr-Fêlms)

(B) I hate to watch horror films.(áiRRêi-thuóthên-RRôr-Fêlms)

* Remember the verb HATE, we can use either a gerund or infinitive .

* So now this verb is verb that you can follow with a gerund or infinitive, you can use either one.

* The question is: you know does the meaning change or does it stay the same. 

* What you guys think?(uôriuGáisFênk) Change or no change?

* Again, we're talking about HATE, it can be followed by a gerund or a infinitive but there is NO CHANGE in the meaning.

* The meaning of both of these is essentially(êzê100thilí) the same.

* Again, this is my opinion, English is no absolute, I feel like when you're using the verb HATE, you can use either a gerund or infinitive, but I think in this case, I think it's much more common(êtsmátchmôr-Kãmén) that people will often use a gerund, alright, you hate doing something(sãmTên).

* You could say(íukudsêi) I HATE TO DO SOMETHING that is perfectly fine(Dérêz-PôrfêkliFáin), but I think in this case slightly in my opinion(sLáili-enMái-oPíniãn), I feel like gerund (HATE DOING SOMETHING) is a bit more(êzabêmôr) frequently used(FríquênrLi-íuzd) with this verb.

* But, essentially, there is no change between these two meanings.

* So, I hate watching horror films or I hate to watch horror films, there is no change in the meaning.

8. I'm gonna give you two sentences(A, B) and I want you to tell me if the meaning changes(Thêndjis) or there is no change(Thêndji). 

(A) I forgot setting the timer.(áifôrGátch-Sérén-dêTáimôr)

(B) I forgot to set the timer.(áifôrGátch-thu7-dêTáimôr)

* Okay, what you guys think? is there change ou no change?

* In this case, there is a change, okay, there is a difference in the meaning between these two.

* So let's look at them a little closer because again this is something that can be a little confusing.

* So, in this case, I FORGOT SETTING THE TIMER, you did set the time, you just forgot doing it, you forgot about doing it.

The timer is on, you just forgot about it, all right.

* In the other situation, I FORGOT TO SET THE TIMER, you do not set the timer, you completely forgot about it, all right.