Infinitives vs Gerunds.

#infinitive

#-ing

by Katie Miraculous

Infinitive vs Gerund

#to work vs working

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infinitive

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What is Infinitive?

Where do we use Infinitive?

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What is Infinitive?

The infinitive is the base form of a verb. In English, when we talk about the infinitive we are usually referring to the present infinitive, which is the most common.What are the baase forms of the following? *are watching *opened *has done *were playing *will phone

Find the Infinitive with or without 'to'.

• I bought milk to make ice-cream.
• I want to buy an MP3 player.
• It's nice to be back home.
• It's too late to visit them now.
• She's old enough to drive a car.
• I'd love to go to the cinema.
• You should call your mum.
• Let's go to the beach!
• I'd rather go to bed.

We use the 'to' Infinitive ...

to express purpose.

I bought milk TO MAKE ice cream.

We use the 'to' Infinitive ...

after verbs

I WANT TO BUY an MP player

adviseagree ask decide expect explain

hopemanage offer plan promise refuse seem

Task 1a

a) make sentences about yourself using the verbs (9 points)

Task 1b

a) make a story with sense using all the verbs (10 points)

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We use the 'to' Infinitive ...

after TOO/ENOUGH

after BE+ADJECTIVE(nice, sorry, happy etc)

She's old enough to drive a car.

It's nice to be back home.

I was too lazy...It wasn't enough .... to .... The holiday was too short ....

It was nice to ...I'm/was happy to .... I'm/was sorry to ...

Task 2

Say about your week off, use all the sentences

We use the 'to' Infinitive ...

after WOULD LIKE/ WOULD LOVE/WOULD PREFER

I'd love to go to the cinema with you.

In the summer I'd prefer .... I'd like to ....I'd love to .....

Task 2

Say about your summer holidays

We use the zero Infinitive ...

Test yourself

Exercise 1 https://www.liveworksheets.com/jo1736053ik

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Gerund

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What is Gerund?

Where do we use Gerund?

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What is Gerund?

The Gerund is a base form of the verb + -ing. In English Gerund can be in defferent parts of a sentence as a subject or an object.Examples *go swimming *Playing games with friends is great *My friend hates cleaning her room *I'm good at doing nothing

Find the sentences where -ing is not a Gerund.

• My father can't talk now. He's training.
• Running is my favourite sport.
• They love eating junk food.
• I often go jogging.
• I was watching the film at this time yesterday.
• She's good at cooking.
• I look forward to seeing you next week.

We use the -ing ...

We use the -ing ...

after EXPRESSIONS

after VERBS

be busyit's no use it's (not) worth there's no point (in) what's the use of can't help can't stand have difficulty (in) look forward to

admitappreciate avoid begin consider continue deny dislike enjoy

fancyfinish hate imagine like love mind miss prefer

prevent (from)spend start stop suggest waste

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Test yourself

Task 1

Test yourself

Task 2

THANKS!

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