GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

GERUNDS

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

TRAVELLING by plane is fast

LIVING in a foreign country is sometimes difficult.

What he really likes is GOING by bike

GERUNDS

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

He is GOOD AT PLAYING games.

She is THINKING OF BUYING a new house

She's got a strange WAY OF WALKING

GERUNDS

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

She cried after LISTENING to the music.

She cried after she had listened to the music.

GERUNDS

4 After certain VERBS

AVOID CAN'T STAND CONSIDER DENY DETEST

DISCUSS DISLIKE DON'T MIND ENJOY

FINISH GIVE UP IMAGINE MISS

RECOMMEND SUGGEST RISK

GERUNDS

5 After some very COMMON EXPRESSIONS

BE WORTH CAN'T STAND CAN'T HELP

FANCY FEEL LIKE LOOK FORWARD TO

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

SOME PRACTICE...

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

EXERCISE 3

EXERCISE 4

INFINITIVES

INFINITIVES

INFINITVES

1 To explain PURPOSE

Ines went to the UK TO FIND work.

Most immigrants come TO FIND a better life.

He studied hard...

to pass his exams

TO PASS his exams

They got married...

TO BE together for the rest of their lives.

To BE together fot the rest of their lives

INFINITIVES

2 After certain ADJECTIVES and NOUNS, TO MAKE GENERAL STATEMENTS

DIFFICULT IMPOSSIBLE EASY HARD INTERESTING SAFE

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

INFINITIVES

3 After some VERBS

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

let's practice them...