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Gerunds and Infinitives
Jose Manuel Casado Jurado
Created on February 7, 2022
Uses and structures with gerunds and infinitives
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infinitives
ing or inf
Uses: After certain adjectives: easy, happy, sad... After some verbs: decide, want, promise,
gerunds infinitives
Verbs with different meanings...
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gerunds
indifferently
Uses: Verb as a subjectAfter prepositionsAfter some verbs: finish, enjoy, avoid,After some structures
Verbs that can be used with both
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verbs and structures followed by a gerund
S+V+Ving+C VERBS: finish, enjoy, avoid, miss, recommend, suggest, imagine, regret, keep, mind, dislike, etc. STRUCTURES: can't stand, feel like, don't mind, it's no use, look forward to, have no problem, have fun, spend time
verbs and structures followed by an infinitive
S+V+ TO INF+C VERBS: decide, want, promise, hope, pretend, refuse, offer, agree, seem, appear, choose, expect, learn, plan, allow... I promise to behave well
verbs followed indifferently by an infinitive or a gerund
S+V+ving +C or S+V+to INF+C VERBS: like, love, hate, prefer, begin, start, continue, try...