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(1) Certain verbs can be followed by an –ing form, but not by an infinitive.
admit, appreciate, avoid, can’t help, consider, contemplate, defer, delay, deny, detest, endure, enjoy, escape, excuse, face, fancy, feel like, finish, give up, imagine, involve, justify, keep (on), leave, mention, mind, miss, postpone, practice, prevent, put off, recall, recommend, resent, resist, risk, save, suggest, tolerate
e.g. I don’t mind going if no one else wants to.
(2) Certain verbs can be followed by an infinitive, but not by an –ing form
afford, agree, aim, appear, arrange, ask, beg, campaign, care, choose, consent, dare, decide, demand, expect, fail, fight, guarantee, happen, help, hesitate, hope, intend, long, manage, need, neglect, offer, pause, plan, prepare, pretend, promise, propose, prove, refuse, seem, swear, tend, threaten, trouble, vow, wait, want, wish, yearn
e.g. She wants to see you.
(3) Some verbs can be followed by an –ing form or an infinitive, with no difference in meaning.
attempt, begin, bother, can’t bear, can’t stand, cease, continue, deserve, fear, hate, like, love, prefer, start
e.g. I love playing tennis.
I love to play tennis.
(4) Some verbs can be followed by an –ing form or by to + infinitive, but there is difference in meaning.
forget/remember, go on, mean, regret, stop, try
I will never forget meeting him. (= forget an earlier action)
Don’t forget to lock the door. (= forget to do a future action.)
They stopped making type-writers twenty years ago. (stop = finish an action)
We stopped to get gasoline. (stop = finish one action in order to do another one)
"Allow " takes an –ing form of verb
They don’t allow sunbathing here.
But when it has an object, "allow" takes a to-infinitive
They don’t allow you to sunbathe here.
And “be allowed” takes a to-infinitive
You aren’t allowed to sunbathe here.
We can use need, want, and deserve with a to-infinitive
We need to leave early.
-ing form (gerund) after these verbs has passive meaning
All these figures need checking.
參考: Longman Advanced Learners' Grammar