66 Verbs Followed by an Infinitive or Gerund – No Difference in Meaning
There are some verbs that need to be followed by Gerund (-ing) forms that are usually used as nouns and not as verbs or an Infinitive. {see Verbs + Gerund / Infinitive, A2 level}
When some verbs take Gerund or Infinitive, their meaning doesn’t change.
| GERUND | INFINITIVE | |
| Begin | They begin digging the hole | They begin to dig the hole. |
| Hate | I hate listening pop music | I hate to listen pop music |
| Like | They like skydiving. | They like to skydive. |
| Continue | She continued driving. | She continued to drive. |
| Start | We start playing guitar. | We start to play guitar. |
| Love | Adriana loves to paint. | Adriana loves painting. |
- Some people like living together. (like to live)
- Mary I of England started to kill people who were protestant. (start killing)
- French people continued rising in rebellion in French Revolution. (continue to rise)
- After they began commiting murders they were caught by policemen. (begin to)
The difference in meaning in these verbs are so little (nearly none) that we can use these kind of verbs interchangeably. It is, grammatically, correct.