GERUND
verb + '-ing'
It can be used:
1. as the subject of the sentence:
eg.: Swimming is my favorite pastime.
2. after certain verbs:
can't help/ dislike/ enjoy/ mind/ practise/ (can't) stand/ suggest/ consider/ miss/ avoid / it's no use/good it's worth/ be used to
eg.:I dislike getting up early. He couldn't help laughing.
It's no use trying to escape.
3.. after verbs + prepositions:
be keen on, be good at, look forward to, insist on, apologize for, be interested in, succeed in, be fond of
eg.: The student apologized for being late. She looks forward to meeting him at the party.
INFINITIVE
verbs + 'to-infinitive'
agree/ appear/ ask/ attempt/want/ decide/expect/ hope/plan/
refuse/ pretend/ promise/ seem.
eg.:I've decided to buy a Swatch. I want to have a watch that won't break.
GERUND OR INFINITIVE
verbs + 'ing-form' or 'to-infinitive' (no or slight difference in meaning)
begin / bother/ continue/hate/ like/ love /prefer/ stand
eg.: He started to talk so fast that I couldn't understand a word.
He started talking so fast that I couldn't understand a word
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