No change in meaning
Gerund or Infinitive (meaning is the same)
VERB + GERUND
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Some verbs may be complemented by a gerund or an
infinitive verb form without a change in meaning.
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I love traveling.
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I prefer dunking my doughnuts.
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Bob deserves having a day off.
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I continue working out everyday.
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VERB + INFINITIVE
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The choice of a gerund or an infinitive does not
change the meaning of the sentence.
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I love to travel.
(But not – I would love to travel. – which expresses a wish.) |
I prefer to dunk my doughnuts.
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Bob deserves to have a day off.
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I continue to work out everyday.
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day off (NP)
— a day of vacation
work out (V)
— exercise
attempt
I attempted to build / building a house.
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begin We
began to work / working.
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can't bear I
can't bear to leave / leaving you.
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can't stand
I can't stand to see / seeing waste.
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continue
We continued to work / working all day.
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deserve He deserves to be / being in jail.
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hate I hate to miss / missing my bus.
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like I like to swim / swimming.
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love I
love to travel / traveling
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prefer I
prefer to walk / walking.
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start
She started to cry / crying
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