There is no requirement that certain verbs be followed by a gerund ‡; a transitive verb requires a nominal object, a what or a something. The to-infinitive, like the gerund, can serve as a nominal. They advocated ___what____. They advocated a plan which would renegotiate the debt. They advocated renegotiating the debt. The infinitive is the base form of a verb. It is formed by combining “to” plus the base form of the verb. For example: I want to eat more pizza. He warned me not to arrive late. The infinitive can work like a noun. It can be used in many ways: subject, object, subject complements — even adjectives and adverbs! Dear all, I always thought there was a clear difference between: a) (I'm) sorry for +gerund. I.e.: I'm sorry for shouting at you this morning. Sorry for letting you down. I'm sorry for your lost, etc used to apologize for something that happened in the past. b) (I'm) sorry to +infinitive. I.e.: The bare infinitive is used as the main verb after the dummy auxiliary verb do, or most modal auxiliary verbs (such as will , can, or should..) I do like you. I can do it . Several common verbs of perception, including see , watch , hear , feel, and sense take a direct object and a bare infinitive. The bare infinitive is also used with several Oct 28, 2008. #11. Certainly you can have a gerund after consider: when consider means think of -. For instance, I would not consider answering that question. In this question, where consider means estimate, it's proper to use an infinitive: Ben agrees that he is considered to be the best actor for the part. Ben agrees that he is considered the Gerund (verb+ing) dan infinitive (to+verb) sama-sama merupakan verbal yang dapat berfungsi sebagai noun. Yang menjadi pertanyaan adalah kapan harus menggunakan gerund dan kapan harus menggunakan infinitive. Keduanya dapat digunakan sebagai subject of a sentence. Walking on the beach may be fun. To walk on the beach may be fun. XeOxPB.

need to infinitive or gerund