The use of the infinitive and of the gerund after certain verbs

The use of the Infinitive and of the Gerund after Certain verbs

The infinitive
The infinitive expresses the meaning of the verb in a general way, without any reference to time. The Englishinfinitive is normally preceded by the particle 'to'.It form Verb + to + infinitive

1. After some verbs as: would like, agree, hope, decides, choose, plan, refuse, want, manage, need, arrange, expect,forget, seem, appear, wish, promise, offer, learn, afford, fail, tend, happen, mean, prepare, pretend, threaten, attempt, be sure, etc.
Examples:
1. They seem to have plenty of Money.
2. I hope tomeet him some day
3. I expect to see her there.

2. After adjectives:
Example:
I'm happy to see you again.

3. To express an aim (lens) or the why we are doing an action (share):
Example:
I'mhere to study English.
I have eats to help you.

Importantly:
The negative form of the infinitive is " not + infinitive"
I'm happy not to see you again.

The gerund
The gerund is the verb formthat adds an 'ing' at the end of the verb.
It form verb + gerund

1. After some verbs: deny, avoid, cannot help, like, dislike, enjoy, mind, keep on, suggest, finish, can’t stand, discuss, enjoy,feel like, practice, quit, suggest, like, love, hate, miss, finish, risk, stop, fancy, admit, give up, imagine, delay, regret, etc.
Example:
I have finished doing his homework.
I hate talking toher.
I like getting up early on Sunday mornings to go riding.

2. After a preposition (normally it is a question of verbs or adjectives with obligatory preposition):
I'm interested in learningEnglish.
I'm fond of playing tennis.

3. When the verb is the subject of the phrase:
Smoking is dangerous for your health.
Traveling might satisfy your desire for new experiences

Importantly:The negative form of the gerund is "not+ gerundio"
I enjoy not doing anything on holiday.


Gerunds after Prepositions
This is a good rule. It has no exceptions!
If we want to use a verb...