Gerund vs Infinitive

Gerund (-ing) alan fiiller

enjoy, finish, avoid, suggest, mind, practise, imagine, consider, keep, miss, admit, deny, risk, spend time — hepsi -ing ister: I enjoy reading. / She avoided answering.
Ayrıca bütün edatlardan sonra daima -ing gelir: good at swimming, interested in learning, instead of waiting, before leaving. Bu kural istisnasızdır.

Infinitive (to + fiil) alan fiiller

want, need, decide, hope, plan, promise, offer, refuse, agree, learn, manage, afford, expect, would like, seem, pretend — hepsi to ister: I decided to leave. / She promised to help.

İkisini de alanlar: anlam aynı ya da farklı

Anlam değişmez: start, begin, continue, like, love, hate, prefer — I like swimming = I like to swim.
Anlam değişir (dikkat!):
I stopped smoking. = sigarayı bıraktım · I stopped to smoke. = sigara içmek için durdum
I remember locking the door. = kilitlediğimi hatırlıyorum · I remembered to lock it. = kilitlemeyi unutmadım
Try calling him. = bir de aramayı dene · Try to call him. = aramaya çalış

to'suz yalın fiil isteyenler

make ve let nesneden sonra yalın fiil ister: My boss made me work late. / Let me help you. Ama allow to ister: He allowed me to leave. Modallardan sonra da (Ünite 10) yalın fiil gelir.