VERBS-gerund or infinitive

CONSTRUCTION  with IT   INFINITIVE

It’s dangerous/easy/amazing/difficult to_____________________________________________________

PROMISE

He promised to write to me every week

He promised me that he’d cook dinner tonight

He promised to me that he’d clean his room

SPEND   SPENDERE  She spends too much money on clothes, The company has spent lots of money on improving its computer network

SPEND TRASCORRERE  He spent 6 months working  on the project

DESERVE  He deserves to get a prize, He deserves to be locked up for life

FORGET He’s completely forgotten about the quarrel, He forgot to take his pills

HAVE FUN/HAVE A HARD TIME/HAVE A GOOD TIME I had fun dancing at the party,  I had trouble finding somewhere to park

TRY = ATTEMPT I tried to open the door but I couldn’t,  Try not to make so much noise

TRY=TEST, TASTE, EXPERIMENT Try using a different shampoo!!

TRY=to examine facts in a court of law  He was tried for attempted murder

ORDER He ordered them to leave

REMEMBER I must remember (not forget) to send my friends a message, I remember going to the beach when I was a child, I don’t remember getting to know you before

REMIND Will you remind me to make Jim a phone call?, You remind me about my youth

ADMIT He admitted taking drugs, She admitted being guilty

SUGGEST He suggested having the meeting at his house. I suggest that we park the car here and walk into town

He suggests that I should go home

 I suggested what to see

INFINITO SOGGETTO

To live alone requires great courage (formal)

Living alone requires great courage

It requires great courage to live alone