GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

LIVING in a foreign country is sometimes difficult.

What he really likes is GOING by bike

TRAVELLING by plane is fast

1 We use gerunds as NOUNS, so that they can be the SUBJECT/OBJECT of a sentence.

GERUNDS

She's got a strange WAY OF WALKING

She is THINKING OF BUYING a new house

He is GOOD AT PLAYING games.

2 After PREPOSITIONS that follow some NOUNS, ADJECTIVES or VERBS.

GERUNDS

She cried after she had listened to the music.

She cried after LISTENING to the music.

3 When we do not want to repeat the subject, because it is the same.

GERUNDS

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FINISH GIVE UP IMAGINE MISS

DISCUSS DISLIKE DON'T MIND ENJOY

AVOID CAN'T STAND CONSIDER DENY DETEST

4 After certain VERBS

GERUNDS

FANCY FEEL LIKE LOOK FORWARD TO

BE WORTH CAN'T STAND CAN'T HELP

THERE'S NO POINT IN DON'T / WOULDN'T MIND

5 After some very COMMON EXPRESSIONS

GERUNDS

EXERCISE 4

EXERCISE 3

EXERCISE 2

EXERCISE 1

SOME PRACTICE...

INFINITIVES

INFINITIVES

Most immigrants come TO FIND a better life.

Ines went to the UK TO FIND work.

1 To explain PURPOSE

INFINITVES

to pass his exams

TO PASS his exams

He studied hard...

To BE together fot the rest of their lives

They got married...

TO BE together for the rest of their lives.

It’s not EASY TO PLAY the saxophone. It’s an interesting IDEA TO STUDY for exams. That is a dangerous WAY TO BEHAVE

DIFFICULT IMPOSSIBLE EASY HARD INTERESTING SAFE

2 After certain ADJECTIVES and NOUNS, TO MAKE GENERAL STATEMENTS

INFINITIVES

AGREE APPEAR ARRANGE CHOOSE DECIDE DEMAND EXPECT FAIL HOPE LEARN MANAGE MEAN PLAN PREPARE PRETEND PROMISE REFUSE TEND WANT WOULD LIKE

3 After some VERBS

INFINITIVES

let's practice them...