Using two verbs together to add information about actions
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Using an infinitive or -ing form
Some verbs, eg begin, allow either the infinitive or the -ing form of the second verb, often with little if any difference in meaning:
He began stealing money from the coin box.
He began to steal money from the coin box.
However, with most verbs the meaning does change, depending on whether the
second verb is an infinitive or the -ing form. For example, compare the following
two sentences 
:
I stopped studying.
I stopped to study.
In fact, there are restrictions on most verbs as to which form can follow in double-verb structures.
For further information about the difference between using the infinitive or the -ing
form, see 
Using two verbs together to add
information about actions: Using an infinitive or an -ing form.
Introduction
Using an infinitive or -ing form
