Gerunds and Infinitives

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES
GERUNDS
After certain VERBS
Avoid enjoy fancy feel like can’t stand
Look forward to finish give up can’t help imagine
consider object to miss practise admit
mind deny resist involve keep
mean risk suggest
- I’ll go to the supermarket when I’ve finished cleaning the flat.
- I don’t fancy going out this evening.
- I can’t imagine George riding a motor-bike.
- When I’m on holiday, I enjoy not having to get up early.
- Would you mind closing the door?
- A healthy life involves taking exercises
Go –ing (physical activities)

go shopping go swimming go skiing go fishing go riding etc.
AFTER PREPOSITIONS
Are you interested in working for us?
I’m not very good at learning languages.
I’m fed up with studying
The children are excited about going on holiday.
What are the advantages of having a car?
John went to work in spite of feeling ill.
I bought a new bicycle instead of going on holiday
What did you do after leaving school?
SUBJECT OF A SENTENCE.
- Smoking is a terrible habit.
- Playing tennis in England is not expensive.
-Watching TV is my favorite way to relax.
-Eating vegetables is very good for your health.
-Swimming is my favorite sport
AFTER “BY”
-I manage it by working much longer than 40-hour weeks

- You can open it by using a knife
- He earned money by painting
- They learned how to plan a wedding by reading
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INFINITIVES
VERB + TO INFINITIVE.
Afford agree appear arrange ask attempt

learn choose decide expect fail help
hope intend Manage mean offer plan
prepare pretend promise propose refuse seem
want wish forget need hope Try
would like would love refuse expect learn
- I can’t afford to go on holiday this summer.

- As it was late, we decided to take a taxi.
- How old were you when you learnt to drive (how to drive)?
- He pretended not to see me as he passed me in the street.
- You seem to have lost weight.
SUBJECT
To sing romantic songs are my favourite pastimes.
To go to the cinema is my passion
To live in The Uk is her dream
VERB + OBJECT( you , me , him, her, it, them, us) + TO INFINITIVE.

Allow advise ask invite order permit
Persuade force recommend remind teach tell
Want wish
- He asked me to help him.
- I don’t want you to go.
- We invited Sue to have dinner with us.
-I told him to stay there
- My English teacher advised me to listen to music in English.
_ VERB + QUESTION WORD+ TO INFINITIVE. (except why).

- I don’t know what to say.
- Do you know how to play chess?
- Somebody told me where to buy a ticket.
_ NOUN / PRONOUN / ADJECTIVE + TO INFINITIVE.

- I’ve got some letters to write.
- Would you like something to read?
- I’m very pleased to see you.
- It isn’t easy to learn a foreign language.
-it was difficult to learn Japanese in Brazil
- We are happy to celebrate our fifth anniversary
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PURPOSE” IN ORDER”
- I'm going to Ireland in order to visit my family
-I’m working hard in order to get money
- I went to school in order to study
-We recommend you read through all your notes in order to pass the exam
.
GERUND AND INFINITIVE
NO DIFFERENCE IN MEANING.
Begin can’t bear *like *prefer *hate

*love start continue
- The baby began crying or The baby began to cry

- She prefers working or She prefers to work at night
I like to watch TV or I like watching TV.
She loves to play games or She loves playing games
She hates to go to the bank. or Tony hates going to the bank
I continued to do my homework or I continue doing my homework
Note:
But with would like, would prefer, would love, would hate, we always use to
infinitive.
-I would prefer to drive home tonight
- Would you like to go out this evening?
-I would hate to live alone
- Let’s invite her, She would like to come.
DIFFERENCE IN MEANING
Remember forget try stop regret
Stop I’ve stopped watching cartoons. Stop an activity

We stopped to go to the toilets at the petrol station. Stop in order to
Try I ‘ve tried to understand his English, but I was Make an effort
unsuccessful.
Let’s try restarting the computer. See if it works
Remember Remember to bring your portfolio to the class tomorrow. Don’t forget
I remember collecting marbles in our old neighbourhood. Past memory
I regret to tell you that your application has been To apologise for something bad. To inform
Regret rejected. something bad. This is used in more formal
situations.
I regret not saying goodbye before leaving. To be sorry now for something we did in the
past.
I’ll never forget playing my first soccer match Always remember
Forget
Oh, no! Grandma, I forgot to buy the butter Not do something you are/were planning to do

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GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

Go –ing (physical activities)

-I manage it by working much longer than 40-hour weeks

Afford agree appear arrange ask attempt

- I can’t afford to go on holiday this summer.

VERB + OBJECT( you , me , him, her, it, them, us) + TO INFINITIVE.

_ VERB + QUESTION WORD+ TO INFINITIVE. (except why).

_ NOUN / PRONOUN / ADJECTIVE + TO INFINITIVE.

Begin can’t bear like prefer *hate

- The baby began crying or The baby began to cry

Remember forget try stop regret

Stop I’ve stopped watching cartoons. Stop an activity

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