to … and -ing I like reading books. I like to read books.

to … and -ing

verbs +to…(I want to do)
verbs+ to … ( to do / to work / to be etc.)
particularly verbs of thinking and feeling:

What do you want to do?
You don’t need to go shopping as I’ve already gone.
Tom has decided to sell his house.
I forgot to switch my lights off when I got out the car last night.
I tried to study English.

and verbs of saying:

They agreed to meet on Friday.

-ing but not to-infinitive

verbs +-ing…(I enjoy doing)

the -ing form after enjoy but we don’t use a to-infinitive:

I always enjoy cooking.
We haven’t finished eating yet.
She keeps changing her mind about the wedding.

Verbs followed by a to-infinitive or -ing

To-infinitive or -ing form with a change in meaning