Gerund & To-Infinitive

Verb yang diikuti To-Infinitive 

Agree	Desire	hesitate	Offer	Seem
Attempt	Determine	Hope	Plain	Strive
Claim	Except	Intend	Prepare	Want
Decide	Fail	Learn	Pretend	Tend
Demand	Forget	Need	Refuse	Wish

Contoh

I demanded to die

I claim to get the next goal

Verb yang diikuti gerund

Admit	Delay	Miss	Report
Appreciate	Deny	Practice	Resent
Avoid	Enjoy	Postpone	Resist
Consider	Finish	Quit	Resume
Mind	Recall	Risk	Suggest

Contoh

Manchester city postponed playing match  against West Ham due to bad weather

Salim enjoy working  on high pressure

Verb yang bisa diikuti baik gerund maupun To-infinitive

Structure	start	Like	Love
Stop	Try	Forget	Hate
Remember	Begin	Continue
Prefer	Dread	Regret

Contoh

Antara diikuti gerund atau to-infinitive akan memiliki perbedaan arti/makna

I try to play golf – artinya bersungguh -sungguh ( try to play )

I try playing golf – artinya lebih ke mencoba-coba / eksperimen ( try playing )