to or -ing
We use to after: choose, decide, forget, promise, need, help, hope, want, plan, would like, would love
I chose to spend my vacation in Africa last year
Don’t forget to buy carrots after work
I need to see my friends soon
We want to read more magazines next year
I would like to be spiderman
We use –ing after: enjoy, finish, stop, suggest, it is no use/good
I enjoy watching TV
I finished painting the house 2 days ago
We always use –ing after prepositions
They insisted on paying for the meal
We use –ing for activities - for example: go fishing, go skiing
You can use to or –ing after: begin, start, continue
She started to do/doing her homework We need to begin to count/ counting the
money
If you want to climb the mountain continue to walk/ walking the same path