past oriented/factual = gerunds	forward oriented (can be past form, however/hypothetical = infinitives
<—————-| (backward)	|—————-> (forward)

Infinitives are the optimistic verbs. You can’t finish or enjoy something hypothetical, so they’re in the future

“Enjoy” takes only  –ing form

“Do you like” versus “Would you like”: one is real, one is hypothetical

“I like” (present tense) is easier because it can be either. Where we have problems is where we have words like “finish,” “recall,” “deny,” and “enjoy.”

MORE SUBTLE, non-core stuff:

• To do is a habit or I think it’s good
• Doing is generally enjoy it

Prescriptive difference:

• I like to play in the rain (you like the idea)
• I like playing in the rain (you have to be playing in the rain)

But in fact, we use them interchangeably

I would enjoy [gerund]: ENJOY is the boss and requires the gerund

I would like [infinitive]: WOULD is the boss and requires the infinitive because it’s hypothetical

Finish requires gerund because you cannot finish anything hypothetical

This area was Elka’s disseration and she studied it for five years.