INFINITIVE AND GERUND VERBS PATTERNS

English Iv

Gerund and Infinitive Verb Patterns

Teacher: Sofia VásconezStudents: Briggitte Araujo and Mayerli Rivas

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Verb + to - infinitive:

infinitive verbs patterns

The infinitive is the base form of a verb and can be used with or without the particle "to."

After it+ be + adjective (+noun/pronoun)

After certain adjectives.

Use to+infinitive

To express porpuse

• I am glad to know you are Ok.

• I am so sorry to hear that.

• It's fantastic to be here

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• It was so nice of her to say that.

+ INFO

infinitive vers patterns

The infinitive is the base form of a verb and can be used with or without the particle "to."

After something, anything, someone, anyone, somewhere.

After would and should+ like/love/hate/prefer

After expressions with quantifiers: enough, too, too much, a lot.

I would love to see the views. I should prefer to arrive a bit earlier.

• There is nothing to do in this town.

• We need someone to help us

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• There isn't anywhere to go.

You are too young to be here. There's a ot to do before we can go

infinitive

After what, where, when, why....

After superlatives & firts, second...

After certain verbs

I don't know what to do. Can you tell us how to find the place?

Afford, agree, appear, be able, choose, decide, deserve, expect, happen, help, hope, learn, make, manage, offer, plan, promise, teach, tend, want.

He is the best player to ever play in London. I was the first to arrive.

Verb + GERUND (-ING)

gerund. use- ing verb

The gerund is the -ing form of a verb and is used to form progressive tenses and as a noun in a sentence.

After spend/waste + time/money/etc

As the subject of a sentence

After a preposition

He spends a lot of time playing with his kids. Don't waste your money buying in that store.

Cheating is not allowe.Eating candy is bad for your teeth.

I'm tired of waiting for you. He is very good at painting.

After hear, listen, notice, see, watch, to express a long/incomplete action or action in progress

After certain verbs

I saw them kissing in the park.I heard them arguing. (=The actions were long/in progress)

Admit, avoid, deny, enjoy, fancy, feel, like, finish, keep, imagine, involve, mind, miss, practice, recommend, regret, spend, suggest.

Any questions?

Practice

https://es.educaplay.com/recursos-educativos/15745962-infinitive_and_gerund_verbs_patterns.html

ReferencES

Enlaces web

cambridge Dictionary

Bibliographyc

LINGOLIA ENGLISH

El infinitivo y el gerundio en inglés. (n.d.). Lingolia English Grammar from https://english.lingolia.com/es/gramatica/verbos/infinitivogerundio

Verb Patterns - Gramática. (n.d.). GCFGlobal Idiomas. From https://idiomas.gcfglobal.org/es/curso/ingles/gramatica/verb-patterns/#

verb + INFINITIVE (WITHOUT "TO" )

This verb pattern consists of two consecutive verbs, without the word "to" between them.

Modal verbs follow this pattern:

• Can
• Must
• Might
• Should
• Could
• Will
• Would