GO ON
How long do you intend to go on listening
to music so loudly?
He welcomed the new students and then went on to
explain the college regulations.
ing – continue what one has been doing
infinitive – change, move on to sth new
BEGIN, START, CONTINUE
I began working/to work.
I’m beginning to hate her.
I've just started learning German.
It's just started to rain.
He continued living/to live above the shop.
Are you going to continue seeing her when she
comes back?
ADVISE, ALLOW, PERMIT, RECOMMEND
She advised me to apply for the job.
She advised applying for the job.
They don't allow us to park here.
They don't allow parking here.
I don't permit you to smoke in the room.
I don't permit smoking in the room.
She recommends housewives to buy the big tins.
She recommends buying the big tins.
infinitive – the person is mentioned
ing – the person is not mentioned
NEED, REQUIRE, WANT
The grass needs cutting/to be cut.
These plants require watering/to be watered every
day.
The wall wants painting/to be painted.
-ing – more usual
LOVE, LIKE, HATE, PREFER
I love listening to classical music.
I love to listen to classical music in the evening.
I like walking in the rain.
I'd like to walk on the beach with you.
Some people hate working in the morning.
I hate to break things up, but it's time to go home.
Jack prefers staying up until very late at night.
‘Can I give you a lift?’ ‘No, thanks. I (would) prefer
to walk.’
ing – in general
infinitive – one particular occasion
REMEMBER, FORGET, REGRET, STOP
I remember reading about the earthquake in the
papers.
Please remember to give me a ring as
soon as you have arrived.
I'll never forget going with you to that concert.
Why are you always forgetting to wind the alarm
clock?
I regret spending so much money on that dress.
I regret to say that there will be no pay rise.
When the boss entered we stopped talking.
Even if we were in a hurry we stopped to talk for a
few minutes.
ing – the action expressed by the –ing form is
the earlier action
infinitive – remember, forget, regret, stop
themselves express the earlier action
TRY
I tried sending her flowers but it didn't
have any effect.
I once tried to learn Japanese.
ing – make an experiment
infinitive – make an effort to do sth difficult
infinitive
–if the subject is not a living being
–if the verb (begin, start, continue) is in ing
form
–if the verb after begin start, continue
expresses feelings
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