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In the first example, the skiing could refer to skiing done at a particular place. In thesecond example, the hunting refers to the hunting mentioned in the previous sentence.7. Specific verbs followed by infinitives and gerundsa. Verbs followed by infinitivesMany English verbs can be followed by an infinitive. In the following examples, theverbs are underlined, and the infinitives are printed in bold type.e.g. They want to succeed.He hopes to travel next year.The following verbs can take an infinitive as an object, but cannot take a gerund as anobject:agree demand learnappear deserve managearrange expect meanask fail needclaim forget offerconsent hesitate plandare hope preparedecide intend pretendpromiserefuseseemtendthreatenwaitwantOther examples of the use of infinitives with these verbs are:They agreed to come.He expected to win.She managed to keep the secret.We pretended to agree with them.b. Verbs followed by either infinitives or gerundsSome English verbs can be followed either by an infinitive or by a gerund. In thefollowing examples, the verbs are underlined, and the infinitives and gerunds areprinted in bold type.e.g. I like to fish.I like fishing.She prefers to ride a bicycle.She prefers riding a bicycle.The following verbs can take either an infinitive or a gerund as an object:attemptbeginceasecommencecontinuehatelikelovepreferproposestarttry