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Gerunds and Infinitives
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Gerunds and infinitives can function as:
NOUNS(subjects, objects, subject complements)
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To form gerunds, use the base form + ing
I enjoy watching American series
To form negative gerunds, use not + gerund
Not speaking English can be a problem in the show business
world.
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Verbs that take only GerundsAppreciateAvoidDelayDenyDiscussDislikeEnjoyExcuseFinishUnderstand
KeepMentionMindMissPostponeQuitRecallRecommendResent Suggest
Verb + ing
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Gerunds used as object of the preposition
I am thinking about taking the children to Mexico.
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Common preposition combinations followed by gerunds
be excited aboutcomplain about, talk about, think about, worry aboutbelieve in, interested in, succeed ininsist on count onconcentrate on
apologize for, blame for, famous fortake care of instead of be accused ofkeep from prevent from profit fromin addition to look forward to be used to
Verb + ing
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o
by + gerund
You get good grades by studying hard.
go + gerundRecreational activities: camping, dancing, sightseeing, swimming, skiing, fishing, jogging,
I will go fishing with you tomorrow.
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Some expressions are used with gerunds
be busy, can’t help, have fun,
it’s no use, it’s not worth
It’s no use telling him to behave!He doesn’t listen.
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Summing up
Gerunds can be used as
–Nouns–After some verbs (LIST)–After some expressions –After prepositions
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INFINITIVE
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To form infinitives useto + base form of the verb
I want to dance
To form negative infinitives useNot + infinitive
He decided not to go to the party.
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Verbs that take infinitives
Verb + infinitives – agree, ask, appear, beg, decide, choose, expect, hope, intend, learn, need, offer, plan, , promise, seem, tend, wait, want, can afford, would like.
Verb + sm + infinitive – cause, convince, force, invite, order, persuade, remind, tell, trust, warn, advise, encourage
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Adjectives followed by infinitives
afraid, amazed, anxious, ashamed, careful, delighted,
eager, fortunate, glad, happy, lucky, pleased, ready, sad, sorry,
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Infinitive of purpose
In order to / so as to / to…I came here to help you.
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Infinitive with too and enough
She is too young to vote.They are old enough to vote.
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Summing up
Infinitives can be used as
–Subjects–After some verbs (LIST)–After adjectives –To show purpose
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Some verbs can be followed by both gerund or infinitive with no change in meaning.
begin, hate, like,start, love, prefer, continue
WOULD LIKE + INFINITIVE
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I like cooking.I like to cook when I have some freetime .
She started losing weight. She started to lose weight.
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Some verbs although they can be used after both gerunds and infinitives have a difference in
meaning.
rememberforgetregretstoptry
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He stopped smoking.He stopped to smoke.
She regretted having hurt his feelings.She regretted to hurt his feelings but she had to say the truth.
PAST
FUTURE
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Different meanings
She tried to lose weight but she couldn’t.Why don’t you try exercising more often?
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Used to (past memories)Be used to / Get used to
(habits)
Used to + infinitiveMy granny used to tell me
stories.
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Be used to + gerundGet used to + gerund
I am used to getting up early.I can’t get used to wearing glasses all the time
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Sense-perception verbs:hear, listen tofeel, smell, see
watch, observe, notice
are followed by either a bare infinitive (without to) or –ing
form with only a slight difference in meaning.
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Verbs of perception:Infinitives: from start to finishGerunds: in progress
She said she saw a man climbing up the fence. She said she saw the police arrive, park the car and enter the building.