💠 Grammar 💠

✅ GERUNG vs INFINITIVE (Part 3, verbs with GERUND)

❗ Gerund is used after ❗

➡ verbs with prepositions: admit to, approve of, depend on, insist on, etc.
They insisted on leaving without delay.

➡ verbs of preference (to express general preference): dislike, enjoy, hate, like, love, prefer, etc.
She likes painting.
❗ BUT: Like + to infinitive = it is considered a good idea.
I like to wash my hair every day.

➡ hear, listen, notice, see, watch to express an incomplete action (i.e. somebody saw or heard only a part of the action)
I saw Tim doing his homework (I saw a part of the action in progress. I didn't wait until he had finished).

➡ the following verbs: acknowledge, anticipate, appreciate, avoid, celebrate, complete, consider, delay, deny, disapprove, discuss, dispute, endure, encourage, escape, evade, explain, imagine, involve, justify, keep (= continue), mention, mind, miss, need, picture, postpone, practise, quit, recall, recollect, resent, resist, resume, risk, suggest, tolerate, urge, etc.
He quitted smoking five years ago.
Life in the countryside involves working hard.