Jeronif ak enfinitif : -ing oswa to ?

Lè yon vèb swiv yon lòt, angle fòse ou chwazi : -ing oswa to. Pa gen okenn règ ki prevwa sa — modèl la fè pati premye vèb la —, kidonk fò ou aprann gwoup yo. Kreyòl la se yon gid ki twonpe ou isit la, paske vèb la pa janm chanje fòm li (Mwen renmen kwit manje, san mande, Naje bon pou sante), kidonk ou pa gen refleks pou chwazi yon fòm.

Vèb ki swiv pa -ing

enjoy, avoid, finish, mind, suggest, consider, imagine, practise, deny, admit, risk, miss, keep, give up

I enjoy cooking.

She avoided answering the question.

Would you mind waiting?

Vèb ki swiv pa to + vèb

want, hope, plan, decide, promise, agree, offer, refuse, manage, learn, afford, seem, expect, pretend

We decided to leave early.

He promised to call.

I can't afford to buy it.

Vèb + moun + to

Yon gwo gwoup mande pou yon moun mete ant de vèb yo : tell, ask, advise, allow, persuade, remind, encourage, want, expect, teach.

She asked me to wait.

They allowed us to leave early.

I want you to see this.

Pou yon moun ki pale kreyòl, dènye fraz la se yon pyèj : Mwen vle ou wè sa an kreyòl pa gen okenn mo ant ou ak wè, se poutèt sa ou ka di I want you see oswa I want that you see. Fò ou mete to.

Remake : want fonksyone konsa, men suggest non : ❌ I suggest you to come → ✅ I suggest that you come oswa I suggest coming.

Epi twa vèb nan fòm nu

Apre make, let ak have (nan sans « fòse, fè fè »), patikil to disparèt.

• They made me wait. (pa « made me to wait » ; an kreyòl, yo fè m tann)
• She let him go. (an kreyòl, li kite l ale)
• Help admèt toude varyant : He helped me carry it / helped me to carry it.

Apre yon prepozisyon, toujou -ing

Isit la, pa gen eksepsyon, e tout moun bite sou li. Kreyòl la mete vèb la nan fòm debaz li apre yon prepozisyon (san mande, apre l fin kite, mèsi paske ou ede).

She is good at solving problems.

Thanks for helping.

I'm interested in learning more.

Atansyon ak « to » ki fonksyone kòm prepozisyon :

I look forward to hearing from you. (pa to hear, malgre Mwen ap tann pou m tande de ou)

I'm used to working late.

Si to fè pati yon ekspresyon tankou look forward to oswa be used to, se yon prepozisyon, e apre l vini -ing.

-ing kòm sijè ak to kòm objektif

Fòm an -ing ka sijè — e nou konsidere l kòm sengilye. Kreyòl la itilize vèb la nan fòm debaz li isit la (Naje bon pou sante).

• Swimming is good for you. · Learning a language takes time.

Epi to + vèb senpleman eksplike poukisa nou te fè yon bagay :

• I came here to study. (= pou etidye)
• She phoned to apologise.

Toude fòm, men sans lan chanje

remember / forget

I remembered to lock the door. (li te panse a sa e li te fèmen l)

I remember locking the door. (mwen sonje m te fèmen l)

stop

He stopped smoking. (li sispann)

He stopped to smoke. (li te kanpe pou l fimen)

try

Try to open the window. (fè yon efò)

Try opening the window. (eseye l kòm opsyon — gade si sa mache)

mean

I meant to call you. (mwen te gen entansyon)

This means working weekends. (sa implike, sa antrene)

regret

I regret to inform you… (fòmèl : yon move nouvèl ap swiv)

I regret telling her. (mwen regrèt mwen di l sa)

Modèl dèyè tout pè sa yo — to gade pou devan, vè objektif la oswa entansyon an ; -ing gade dèyè, vè aksyon an li menm.

Toude fòm san diferans

begin, start, continue, like, love, hate, prefer — youn oswa lòt konvni.

It started to rain / started raining.

Yon nyans : apre would like / would love, sèlman to posib. I like swimming (an jeneral), men I'd like to swim (kounye a).

Teste sa ou fèk li a

Tès ki anba a gen pè ki chanje sans lan tou.