Gerund or Infinitive?

26 September 2014 by Diane

Some verbs are followed by gerunds (verb+ing).  Some verbs are followed by infinitives (to+verb).  Some verbs are followed by gerunds and infinitives with no change in meaning.  Some verbs are followed by gerunds and infinitives with a change in meaning.  And, guess what?  There is no reason why!

For example:    

I want to go to the baseball game. (INFINITIVE)
I enjoy
going to baseball games. (GERUND)

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