Gerund or Infinitive After Adjectives

After these adjectives , we use the gerund forms of the verbs

 afraid of  impressed by  sick of
 angry about / at  interested in  sorry about
 bad at  keen on  tired of
 busy  like  worried about
 clever at  famous for  worth
 crazy about  fond of  near
 disappointed about  glad about  proud of
 excited about  good at

Sample Sentences
 I can't come now.I'm busy repairing the tap.
 The students are tired of studying for the exam.
 She will enter the competition.It's worth trying.
 My father is good at solving crossword puzzles.

After these adjectives , we use the infinitive forms of the verbs

 amazed  disgusted  pointless
 amazing  easy  relieved
 angry  extraordinary  ridiculous
 astonished  funny  rude
 astonishing  generous  sad
 awkward  glad  selfish
 brave  happy  silly
 careless  hard  sorry
 clever  honest  strange
 cowardly  horrified  stupid
 crazy  impossible  surprised
 delighted  kind  wicked
 difficult  nice  wise
 disappointed  odd

Sample Sentences
 It's impossible to breathe under water.
 She was horrified to see a rat in the bedroom.
 I find it difficult to drive a lorry or bus.
 The boss was happy to see all the work done.
 This problem is not easy to solve.Give me
some more time.
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