INFINITIVE VS GERUND
https://www.really-learn-english.com/gerunds-and-infinitives.html Gerunds and Infinitives It can be a little difficult to know when to use gerunds and infinitives. (See all the gerund and infinitive exercises here) Here's my video on the subject: We use gerunds (verb + ing): After certain verbs - I enjoy singing After prepositions - I drank a cup of coffee before leaving As the subject or object of a sentence - Swimming is good exercise We use 'to' + infinitive: After certain verbs - We decided to leave After many adjectives - It's difficult to get up early - I came to London to study English We use the bare infinitive (the infinitive without 'to'): After modal verbs - I can meet you at six o'clock After 'let', 'make' and (sometimes) 'help' - The teacher let us leave early After some verbs of perception (see, watch, hear, notice, feel, sense) - I watched her walk away After