V- ing forms and infinitive

is used:
As a noun in the function of the subject
Sunbathing

After the verbs: admit, appreciate, avoid, consider, continue, deny, fancy, imagine, mind, miss, practice, prevent, save, suggest

She avoided meeting me. I practised driving. Jane suggested going to the club.

After the verbs: love, like, enjoy, prefer, dislike, hate

She likes playing football. I prefer being alone. I hate doing homework but I must

After expressions such as: to be busy, it’s no use, it’s no good, it’s (not) worth, what’s the use of, can’t help, there is no point (in), can’t stand, have difficulty in, have trouble

doing it?
After the verbs: spend, waste, lose (time, money)
He

After the preposition to with verbs and expressions such as: look forward to, to be used to, in addition to, object to, prefer (doing smth. to smth. else)

She prefers reading to watching TV. I’m looking forward to visiting London.

after other prepositions:

He apologised for being late. He is good at telling anecdotes.

After the verbs: hear. Listen to, notice, see, watch and feel to describe incomplete action.

of the action)
BUT we use the infinitive without to with

I didn’t see Paul get on the bus.

purpose
He went to London to study English.
after certain

He agreed to do it. Tom promised to come. I want to help him.

after would like, would prefer, would love

I would like to go to the cinema. They would prefer to do gardening. I would love to go to London and see the Tower.

After adjectives which describe feelings, emotions, willingness or unwillingness , person’s character: happy, glad, sad, clever, kind, eager

Tom was lucky to pass the exam.
After be+

Yuri Gagarin was the first to fly in space. Jane was the last to come to my birthday party.

after verbs and expressions such as: ask, decide, explain, find out, learn ,want, want to know, when they are followed by a question word

She asked me why to go to the village.

after too/enough

He was too young to play this computer game.

in the expressions: to tell the truth, to be honest, to sum up, to begin with

To tell the truth I didn’t want to go there.

kind as to help me with the door.
In

It was very unusual for Tom to speak so rudely.

modal verbs:
She can play the piano. Paul must be at

After the verbs let, make, see, hear and feel

My mother make me do the washing.

We use the to-infinitive after be made, be seen, be heard

He was heard to live in New York.

after had better and would rather

I would rather go to the theatre. I had better stay at home.