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Gerunds and Infinitives

When using 2 verbs together, pay attention to when you need an infinitive or a gerund for your second verb!
This list is based on Chapter 14 of Betty Azar's Understanding and Using English Grammar, 3rd. Ed.

AB
admit------ing
appreciate--------ing
affordto -------
arrangeto -------
failto ---------
avoid------ing
consider-----ing
advise-------ing or to ---------
anticipate-------ing
agreeto -------
appearto --------
arrangeto -------
askto ------
can't bearto -------- or -------ing
begin------ing or to ------
complete------ing
continueto -------- or ------ing
delay-------ing
deny-------ing
discuss-------ing
begto ---------
careto -------
claimto -------
dislike--------ing
enjoy-------ing
finish-------ing
hateto ------ or --------ing
can't help-------ing
keep-------ing
liketo ------- or --------ing
consentto -------
continueto ------- or ------ing
decideto ---------
demandto --------
deserveto ---------
expectto ---------
loveto ------ or -------ing
mention-------ing
mind------ing
miss-------ing
failto ---------
hesitateto ----------
hopeto ----------
learnto ----------
postpone-------ing
practice-------ing
prefer-------ing or to ---------
quit-------ing
recall--------ing
recollect--------ing
recommend--------ing
resent-------ing
resist--------ing
risk--------ing
can't standto --------- or ----------ing
startto --------- or ----------ing
suggest--------ing
tolerate--------ing
tryto -------- or --------ing (changes meaning)
understand-------ing
forgetto ----- or ------ing (changes meaning)
rememberto -------- or --------ing (changes meaning)
stopto ----- or ------ing (changes meaning)