Verbs That Take Gerund and Infinitive Completers 1. Infinitives 1a. Regular, no agent He can afford to call them. 1b. With optional agent for the action You wanted me to call them. OR You wanted to call them. 1c. With required agent for the action She reminded us to call them. 1* Used without the word "to" We heard her call them. 2. Gerunds 2a. Regular, no agent Juno enjoys calling them. 2b. With required agent for the action We heard you calling them (**) Difference in meaning I forgot to call them. || I forgot calling them. acknowledge choose enjoy hope persuade recommend seem admit command expect imagine plan refuse start advise consent fail intend practice regret stop afford consider feel invite prefer remember teach agree continue finish involve Completer Types | Examples allow dare forbid learn anticipate decide force let appear demand forget like appreciate deny get love ask deserve give up make avoid discuss hate mention beg dislike have miss begin endure hear need celebrate encourage help neglect pretend remind tell challenge enable (cannot) help notice promise see understand         watch want wish

CONTENTS MAIN PAGE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Technical Requirements Navigating Sentence Sense Using Applications Using a Word Processor ESL TIPS CHARTS AND TABLES Auxiliary Verbs Common Verb Contractions Use of Modal Auxiliaries The Four Forms of Regular Verbs Common Irregular Verbs Some Common Prepositions Verbs, Gerunds and Infinitive Completers Summary of Comma Use Uses of Reported Speech Clause Connectors Summary of Solutions for Run-ons Agreement With to do, to have & to be Pronouns Spelling Chart Correction Tally OTHER INTERNET RESOURCES SEARCH ENGINE