The Infinitive expresses completed action

Infinitive used after verbs
with to without to
pretend need see
want promise watch
appear seem notice
manage help feel
agree offer hear
try mean let
forget plan make
expect refuse
hope choose
learn would love
arrange would prefer предпочитать
intend would like
decide
He promised to study English well I heard him sing English songs

Using Gerund after verbs
Avoid suggest risk
enjoy adore postpone
finish like imagine
hate love consider
prefer regret need
mind deny practise
miss stop forget
I try to avoid driving in rush hours
Would you mind opening the window?

Verbs take Gerund & Infinitive
Remember, try, stop, regret, forget
Remember – (Gerund) means thinking of a past experience you have had
Remember – (Infinitive) means don’t forget to do something
Forget -– (Gerund) means to no longer think of smth that you did
forget– (Infinitive) means not think of doing smth you should do or should have done
regret -– (Gerund) means feeling sorry about smth you said or did in the past
regret – (Infinitive) means feeling sorry about smth you are going to say or do next/in the future
try- (Gerund) means do it and see what the results are
try-(Infinitive) means by hard to see If you can do smth that is really not easy
stop- (Gerund) means to not continue doing a certain activity or action
stop-(Infinitive) means make a pause in one activity in order to do a different activity