Padrões de verbos Verb + ing - I like surfing.                                          like love enjoy finish recommend avoid try Verb + infinitive - I forgot to call you. agree choose decide expect forget help hope manage promise refuse try want would like would love would prefer Verb + somebody + infinitive - I asked him to come. advise ask encourage expect help invite tell want permit advise try allow forbid Verb + somebody + from + ing - Stop the little girl from going near the fire. prevent forbid stop Verb + ing or to - He continued asking / He continued to ask. begin continue start Verb + somebody + infinitive without to - Let me go. let make help Modal verbs + infinitive without to - I can type. can - could shall - should may - might will - would must - After the following verbs you can use the - ing form or to + infinitive, but the meaning changes: remember, forget, try, stop, regret. I remember him saying he felt sick. (= He said he felt sick and I remember this.) I remembered to call him. (= I remembered, then I called.) You've forgotten asking for my help, (= You asked for my help, then you forgot.) I forgot to tell you what I'd done. (= I didn't tell you because I forgot.) He had even tried working on weekends. (= as an experiment.) He had tried to study for about eight hours a day. (= He made an effort to do so.) I stopped feeling so generous. (= I was feeling generous, then I stopped.) He stopped to get some gas. (= He stopped in order to get some gas.) I now regret being so stingy. (= I regret something I have already done.) Exercises more about this home