Bazı fiillerden sonra gerund ve infiniteve'den ikisi de gelebilir. Anlamda değişme olmaz ya da çok az olur.Gerund, gerçek aktivite ya da deneyimlerden bahsettiğimiz;infinitive ise gerçekleşme olasılığı olan durumları ifade eder. Bu filler:
| can't bear | He can't bear being alone. | He can't bear to be alone. |
| can't stand | Nancy can't stand working the late shift. | Nancy can't stand to work the late shift. |
| cease | The government ceased providing free health care. | The government ceased to provide free health care. |
| continue | She continued talking. | She continued to talk. |
| hate | He hates cleaning dishes. | He hates to clean dishes. |
| like | Samantha likes reading. | Samantha likes to read. |
| love | We love scuba diving. | We love to scuba dive. |
| neglect | He neglected doing his daily chores. | He neglected to do his daily chores. |
| prefer | He prefers eating at 7 PM. | He prefers to eat at 7 PM. |
| propose | Drew proposed paying for the trip. | Drew proposed to pay for the trip. |