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Consider and imagine can be followed by either (a) a gerund or (b) a noun phrase or pronoun + to -infinitive but with different meanings: I am considering working abroad. (I am thinking of working abroad.) Everybody considers him to be the best person for the job.
12 Φεβ 2008 · I've got a question concerning the form that should follow the verb to consider: ING or Infinitive? I've never considered being an astronaut.
Hate, like, love and prefer can be followed either by -ing or a to-infinitive. The difference in meaning is often small. The -ing form emphasises the verb itself. The to-infinitive puts the emphasis more on the preference for, or the results of, the action.
23 Αυγ 2011 · This blog post explains that there are a few cases where you use to + V + -ing: 1) If the to is part of a phrasal verb or verb + preposition combination: A phrasal verb is something like "look forward to", "confess to", etc. In this case, the "to" is part of the verb itself. Some examples are:
1.) v1 + to v2: in case action-1 happens before action-2. 2.) v1 + v2ing: in case action-1 happens at the same time with action-2 or after action-2. So I think that we should use the verb "consider" with a "to verb". For example: "I consider to compete with him.", "I consider to become a singer.".
23 Οκτ 2014 · Citations (1) References (10) Figures (4) Abstract and Figures. This paper intends to explain why some verbs take “to+v” as their complements while others take “v+ing” within the framework of...
16 Νοε 2022 · A graph will have symmetry about the origin if we get an equivalent equation when all the y y ’s are replaced with – y y and all the x x ’s are replaced with – x x. We will define just what we mean by an “equivalent equation” when we reach an example of that.
