This document provides information about using infinitives in different contexts in English. It discusses using infinitives with "to" and without "to", with "ing", as subjects, after prepositions, adverbs, and some verbs. It also covers some expressions that are used with infinitives like "It's no use". The document serves as a reference for the different ways infinitives are used grammatically in sentences.

1. INFINITIVE WITH TO WITHOUT TO WITH ING

2. INFINITIVE WITH ING AS A SUBJECT AFTER PREPOSITIONS AFTER ADVERBS AFTER SOME VERBS SOME EXPRESIONS

3. AS A SUBJECT Beating a childwill do more harmthangood Smoking isbadforyourhealth Bitingnailsis a badhabit

4. AFTER PREPOSITIONS IN AT WITH ABOUT OF FOR IN SPITE OF INSTEAD OF

5. AFTER ADVERBS WHEN/AS BEFORE AFTER

6. AFTER SOME VERBS Stop enjoy* Finishmind Delaysuggest Fancyadmit Imagine deny Regretavoid Consider miss Involvepostpone Practicerisk Like* hate*

7. LOOK OUT* I likegoingtothecinema I would ( I’d ) liketogotothecinema Whatwouldyouliketo do thisevening?

8. VERBS WITH PREPOSITIONS Give up (stop) Goon (continue) Put off (postpone) Carryon (continue) Keepon (do somethingrepeatedly)

9. SOME EXPRESIONS Itis no use / It’s no good Thereis no point in It’s (not) worth A waste of time Go shopping swimmingskiing sailingridingclimbing