To hate

gerund	infinitive
general
She hates making mistakes.	She’s a person who hates to make mistakes.

To try

gerund	infinitive
to do smth as an experiment; the action possible - see if it succeeds	to attempt to do one’s best; the action may not be possible - see if you still can do it
Try exercising, you may lose weight. Try remembering his telephone number. It would be a good idea!	David tried to win the race, but failed. Try to remember his telephone number. Please, do it; it’s important!

to be sorry

gerund + for	infinitive
to apologise for an earlier action	to apologise for a present/future action
I am sorry for shouting at you this morning.	Sorry to interrupt, but can I ask you a question?

to be afraid, to dread, to fear

gerund	infinitive
apprehension that smth bad may happen = phobia	unwillingness to do smth in a certain situation
· Sue doesn’t want to ride. She is afraid offalling. · Telma won’t go to the cruise. She dreads being seasick. · She fears telling the truth about her background.	· He is afraid to take this test in case he fails. · She dreads to think what will happen if her husband finds everything out. · She feared to tell him the truth.

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