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Infinitive or V-ing form rules
Мы используем инфинитив (начальную форму глагола) + to в следующих случаях.

1. Для обозначения цели.

   I take the book to read.

2. После выражения предпочтения что-то сделать.

   I would like to read a book.

3. После описания эмоций и чувств или описания (не)готовности что-то делать.

   I was happy to help you.

4. Со словами too и enough.

   I'm too tired to play football.

5. С конструкцией so + прилагательное + as.

   She was so sad as to start crying.

6. С конструкцией for + существительное/местоимение + to.

   It was too difficult for me to speak English with him.

7. После некоторых существительных.

   Can you find a shorter way to get there?

Мы употребляем инфинитив (начальную форму глагола) без to в следующих случаях.

1. С модальными глаголами.

   You can call me whenever you need.

2. Со словами let, make, watch, see, hear.

   He makes me call him.

3. С конструкциями would rather, had better.

   I would rather stay at home today.

Мы употребляем глагол с окончанием -ing в этих случаях.

1. В качестве подлежащего, которое переводится на русский язык существительным или неопределённой формой глагола.

   Swimming is my favourite summer activity.

2. Со словами, выражающими предпочтения.

   My dad loves fishing.

3. Форма V+ing употребляется в функции дополнения без предлога после глаголов:

   • to avoid,
   • to consider,
   • to dislike,
   • to enjoy,
   • to finish,
   • to give up,
   • to mind,
   • to suggest.

He wants to give up smoking.

1. He can't stand
   [wake up|waking up|to wake up]
   early, so mornings are the worst period of the day for him.
2. She avoids
   [do|doing|to do]
   sports because of the knee injury.
3. He would like
   [read|reading|to read]
   the book in the evening, but he needs
   [do|doing|to do]
   his homework.
4. She's going to the theatre tonight but she would rather
   [stay|staying|to stay]
   in bed today.
5. He finished
   [work|working|to work]
   as soon as she came home.
6. Let me
   [help|helping|to help]
   you with this problem. It will be a pleasure for me.
7. I've never seen him
   [play|playing|to play]
   the piano before.
8. Don't you mind
   [study|studying|to study]
   on Sundays?
9. Yesterday, he came
   [take|taking|to take]
   back his albums.
10. It was very difficult for me
    [solve|solving|to solve]
    this problem.