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To hate
gerund
| infinitive
| general
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| She hates making mistakes.
| She’s a person who hates to make mistakes.
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To try
gerund
| infinitive
| to do smth as an experiment; the action possible - see if it succeeds
| to attempt to do one’s best; the action may not be possible - see if you still can do it
| - Try exercising, you may lose weight.
- Try remembering his telephone number. It would be a good idea!
| - David tried to win the race, but failed.
- Try to remember his telephone number. Please, do it; it’s important!
| to be sorry
gerund + for
| infinitive
| to apologise for an earlier action
| to apologise for a present/future action
| I am sorry for shouting at you this morning.
| Sorry to interrupt, but can I ask you a question?
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to be afraid, to dread, to fear
gerund
| infinitive
| apprehension that smth bad may happen = phobia
| unwillingness to do smth in a certain situation
| · Sue doesn’t want to ride. She is afraid offalling.
· Telma won’t go to the cruise. She dreads being seasick.
· She fears telling the truth about her background.
| · He is afraid to take this test in case he fails.
· She dreads to think what will happen if her husband finds everything out.
· She feared to tell him the truth.
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