英文法 Gerunds & Infinitives
自分用メモ
動詞の後に動名詞が来るか不定詞が来るかそれとも両方OKか。いくつかの動詞では動名詞が来た時と不定詞が来た時で意味が異なる。
ひたすら覚えるのみ
・verbs followed by gerunds
acknowledge
admit
anticipate
appreciate
avoid
can’t help
consider
defend
defer
delay
deny
detest
discuss
dislike
don’t mind
endure
enjoy
excuse
feel like
finish
imagine
involve
is no use
keep
look forward to
mention
mind
miss
omit
postpone
practice
prevent
quit
recall
recollect
recommend
resent
resist
resume
risk
suggest
tolerate
understand
・verbs followed by infiniteves
agree
aim
afford
appear
arrange
ask
care
choose
claim
consent
dare
decide
decline
demand
deserve
desire
expect
fail
guarantee
happen
hesitate
hope
intend
manage
mean
need
offer
plan
prepare
pretend
promise
refuse
resolve
seem
tend
struggle
swear
volunteer
wait
want
wish
・verbs which can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive
attempt
begin
can’t bear
can’t stand
ceas
continue
hate
like
love
prefer
propose
start
・verbs which change their meaning depending on which a gerund or an infinitive follows
– regret to
formal way to say/inform something bad
ex. I regret to inform you that the position is going to another person.
– regret -ing
feeling guilty/sad about something the person did
ex. I regret swimming in the sea in spite of the cold weather yesterday.
– try to
making an effort to do something
ex. I tried to answer the question, but coundn’t.
– try -ing
a option to solve a problem
ex. If you catch a cold, try drinking Tamago-Zake.
– remember to
having something to do and remembering it.
ex. He remembers to send an e-mail to the client.
– remember -ing
remembering a memory a person did
ex. I remember going to Italy this February.
– forget to
something not done
ex. I forgot to lock the door this morning.
– forget -ing
forgeting a memory a person did
ex. I forget seeing him last month on the street.
– stop to
stoping one action to do another
ex. We stopped to see the map.
– stop -ing
ceasing to do which was previously a habit
ex. He stopped swimming at the gym last year.
