EF2/3 Verbs with infinitives and gerunds

begin
start
continue - keep going
like
love
prefer - rather, want more, choose
hate 
can't stand - really don't like, not as strong as hate

"I like ice cream."

like + a verb
"to go" infinitive
"I like VERB ice cream."
"I like to eat ice cream."
"I would like to have some ice cream."
"I like to make ice cream."

"going" gerund
"I like eating ice cream."
"I like having ice ceam."
"I like making ice cream."

begin
"She began to study English last year."
"She began studying English last year."

continue
"She continues to study English this year."
"She continues studying English this year."
"She will continue to study English next year."
"She will continue studying English next year."

prefer
"I prefer to drink coffee."
"I prefer drinking coffee."
"I prefer to drink coffee more than tea."

"I prefer drinking coffee more than tea."
"I prefer to drink coffee rather than tea."

"I prefer drinking coffee rather than tea."

can't stand
"The little boy can't stand to do his homework."
"The little boy can't stand doing his homework."

"My son likes to playing soccer in the park." XXX
"My son likes to play soccer in the park."
"My son likes playing soccer in the park."

"He started independent when he was 19 years old." XXX
"He started to be independent when he was 19 years old."
"He started being independent when he was 19 years old."
"He started acting independently when he was 19 years old." TOO DIFFICULT?
"The Vancouver Canucks started to play well in the Stanley Cup playoffs."

Quiz - six sentences

1. begin rain
"It began to rain."
'It began to rain in the morning, so Joanna took an umbrella."
"We can't go out right now because it is beginning to rain." HARDER
"We could't go out yesterday because it began to rain."
"We could't go out yesterday because it was beginning to rain." HARDER

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