Infinitives are formed by adding “to” before a verb to make the phrase function as a noun. Be careful as “to” can also be a preposition, and thus a gerund form of a verb must be used after. The following are ways infinitives are used. As the subject of a sentence, but it is not common. To be or not to be –that is the question.

With an infinitive, it doesn't mean you hate that activity, but that you prefer not to do it (or with "like" and "love" that you strongly prefer to do it): I hate to do this to you, but you're fired. Your examples have the specified agents of the infinitive/gerund, "you" and "people". These are optional parts of the structure, and only appear
STOP + infinitive = you stop in order to perform an action. STOP + gerund = you stop performing an action (the action ceases to happen) Examples: We stopped to drink tea. We stopped drinking tea. I had stopped to take some rest. I had stopped smoking before I turned 20.
The gerund corresponds precisely to the present participle or the ing-form and is, therefore, formed according to the respective rules. You can easily remember to append the suffix ‘- ing ’ to the base form (infinitive) of the verb, which is valid for most of the verbs. A more detailed explanation, including exceptions, is described in the
Gerund as subject complement. A gerund (or gerund phrase) can be used as a subject complement—that is, to describe the subject of a sentence. It then follows forms of the be verb ( is, are, was, were ). Examples. Maya’s favorite pastime is reading. Her favorite activities are dancing, swimming, and cycling.

Example 1: To reach after sunset felt meaningless, but it was still worth the long trek. In the above sentence, ‘to reach’ is the infinitive that takes the place of the subject in the sentence. Example 2: All we wanted was to rest. In this sentence, ‘to rest’ is the infinitive that works as the object of the verb ‘was’.

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