Direct Object

Some verbs can be followed by either an infinitive or a gerund with no change in meaning, e.g. bother, propose.

Advise, allow, encourage, permit, forbid, recommend, require when followed by an object or in passive forms take an infinitive.

In active forms,if there is no object,these verbs take a gerund.

I wouldn’t advise taking the car – there’s nowhere to park.

I wouldn’t advise you to take the car.

People are not allowed / permitted to smoke in the lecture room.

They don’t allow / permit smoking …

Some verbs are followed by either an infinitive or a gerund with a change in meaning.

1) remember/forget + gerund refers to the past – to things one did.

I still remember buying my first bicycle.

remember/forget + infinitive refers forward in time to thing that one still has or still had to do at the moment.

You must remember to fetch Mr. Lewis from the station.

Sorry, I forgot to buy the soap.

2) regret+gerund refers back to the past – to something one is sorry one did.

I regret leaving school at 14 – it was a big mistake.

regret + infinitive is used mostly in announcements of bad news.

We regret to say that we are unable to help you.

3 ) try + gerund is used to talk about making an experiment – doing something to see what will happen.

I tried writing her letters, sending her flowers, but she still wouldn’t speak to me.

Try + infinitive/gerund is used to talk about making an effort to do something difficult.

I tried to change/changing the wheel, but my hands were too cold.

4) mean in the sense of “involve, have as a result” is followed by a gerund.

If you want to pass the exam it’ll mean studying hard.

Mean in the sense of “intend” is followed by an infinitive.

I don’t think she means to get married.

5) learn, teach (and other verbs with similar meanings) are followed by a gerund when we refer to lessons or subjects of study.

She goes to college to learn typing.

An infinitive is used when we talk about the result of the study-about successfully learning a skill.

I taught myself to type.

6) like, love, hate, prefer + infinitive/gerund with little difference in meaning.

In BrE, like+gerund is used mostly to talk about enjoyment, and like+infinitive mostly to talk about choices and habits. In AmE, like+infinitive is common in both senses.

I like climbing mountains (more typical in BrE).

I like to climb mountains (more typical in AmE).

When I’m pouring tea I like to put the milk in first. (BrE/AmE)

After would like/love/hate/prefer infinitives are most often used.

I’d like to tell you something.

Compare: Do you like dancing? (Do you enjoy it?)

Would you like to dance (Do you want to do it now?)

Hate + infinitive means “to hate what one is about to do “.

I hate to interrupt, but I must talk to you.

Hate + gerund means “feel sorry for what one is doing”.

I hate making you feel uncomfortable.

7) want + infinitive means “wish”; want + gerund means “need”.

Jack wants to borrow your typewriter, but it wants cleaning.

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