Verb + Verb: Meaning of verbs as complements of other verbs ~ Gerund x Infinitive ~

Many verbs besides auxiliaries can be followed by forms of other verbs (or by structures including other verbs). This can happen, for example, if we talk about our attitude to an action: the first verb describes the attitude and the second refers to the action. The second verb structure is often rather like the direct object of the first verb. Sometimes the first verb does not give information about the subject it says more about the action which the action which the second verb refers to. Many verbs can have two objects usually a person and a thing. This often happens with verbs that are used to talk about transferring or communicating things from one person to another, or doing things from one person to another, or doing things for somebody. The thing that is given, sent, bought, etc. is called the direct object; the person who gets it is the indirect object. Most often, the indirect object come first. Verbs + Infinitive describes a future event (1), following the verb. after: plan, aim, intention, decision, solution 1 first / before in the past attempt failed formal use describes purpose, introduces reason move to sth different regular (5) (emphasis on the object) specific occasions 5 = referring to the object of the previous verb reflexive Meaning General Rule Verb + Gerund Describes an activity (2), does not indicate time sequence behaves like a noun 2 (3)

Be

Remember Forget Try Regret Stop Go on Like / dislike love/ hate Prefer Begin / start / continue Advise / allow / encourage forbid / recommend need
4

then / now 3 (4) now attempt not made referring to something in the past
2

Continue on doing the same thing regular or not (6) (emphasis on the verb)
6

= referring to the subject of the previous verb passive

=> After an adjective you normally use the infinitive [The book is hard to read] => After a preposition or verbs of perceptions you normally use the gerund, i.e. situations in which you could replace the object for something or when the complement required is a noun.