I am interested in playing/to play football.

[Vladv1]

1.I am interested to play football
2. am interested in playing footbal.
When a verb follows after to be interested - in can either be ing or an infitive. On what factores does it depend?

 

[teechar]

1.I am interested to play football.

No. That doesn't work.

2. am interested in playing football.

That one works.

When a verb follows after to be interested - in can either be ing or an infitive. On what factores does it depend?

I'm not sure what you mean by that, and note the correct spelling of "infinitive" and "factors".

The standard structure is:
interested in + noun/gerund (phrase).
e.g
I'm interested in playing football.
Are you interested in golf?
They're not interested in your explanation.

 

[Vladv1]

No. That doesn't work.

That one works.

I'm not sure what you mean by that, and note the correct spelling of "infinitive" and "factors".

The standard structure is:
interested in + noun/gerund (phrase).
e.g
I'm interested in playing football.
Are you interested in golf?
They're not interested in your explanation.

What about " I am intersted in seeing him/to see him.

 

[teechar]

What about "I am interested in seeing him/to see him?

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I'm interested in seeing him.
This is straightforward and common in English.

I'm interested to see what he has to offer.
I'm interested to hear his version of the story.
Those are possible too. Here, verbs of perception (such as hear or see) are used for the purpose of considering something or finding out more details about it.

 

[jutfrank]

As well as verbs of perception, you can also use certain mental verbs in the to-infinitive too.

I was extremely interested to learn that you may be visiting next weekend.
I'll be interested to know what they think.