gra iii infinitive vs gerund 2011

8/3/2019 Gra III Infinitive vs Gerund 2011

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Infinitive vs Gerund

The basics


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Form of the infinitive

Infinitives

After

a verb

After

an object

With to

She wants

to study

With to

He advised her

to study

Without to

She must study

Without to

He let her go

After

an adjective

After a

question word

Im pleased

to meet youHes glad to go

Idont know

what to do


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Infinitive only after these verbs

e.g. She decided to go

agree, (can afford), aim, appear, happen, ask,hesitate, cant wait, pretend, etc.


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Form of the gerund or -ing

Gerund

After the verbHe admitted stealing

Aftera preposition(by, before, for, etc)

Ilookforwardto hearingfrom you


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Gerund only after these verbs

e.g. He suggested going to the South

avoid, keep (on), mention, (not mind), fancy,give up, deny, consider, advise, dislike, etc.


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Infinitive or gerund

No change in meaning

Like, prefer, love, hate, intend, start, propose

Mary likes to watch TV Mary likes watching TV


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Change in meaning: remember, forget,regret

Infinitive after the action,

Remember

study

Gerund before the action

Study

Remember

emember to study

Dont forget to study

I regret to say now

I remember studying

I forgot studying

He regrets not studying


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Change in meaning: stop

Infinitive: for a reason Gerund: quit

I stoppedto study

He stopped to talk

He stopped studying

He stopped talking


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Change in meaning: go on, try

Infinitive: different

Joan was talking to M, and

then she went on to talk to

Pete

Gerund: continue

Joan went on talking and

talking

Infinitive: make effo

rtShe tried to speak aloud

Gerund: experimentShe tried speaking aloud,

then she was understood


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Change in meaning: see, hear, listen to, notice,

watch

Infinitive witho

ut to

:complete action Gerund: a

c

tio

n in pro

gress

I saw him switch on the

light

I heard him come home

I saw him switching on

the light

I heard him coming home


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Different verbs

Used to: a habit in the past

but no

t anymo

re

Be used to

Be accustomed to

I used to play cards,

but not any more.

He used to dance,

but not any more.

He is used to working

late.

He is accustomed to

working at night.


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Your task is

a) To download this PPT and complete it with verbs

that are followed by infinitive, gerund, or either.

b) To practice the use of verbs by forming sentences

or paragraphs.

c) Work on your own. Changing lives: write about

your life so that the other person knows everything

about you. Use as many as possible verbs followed

by Infor gerund.

Due date: Monday 9th January

gra iii infinitive vs gerund 2011

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