Gerunds and infinitive
Tania likes playing the piano.Do you want to go to the cinema? I need to paint my room. I remember switching off the lights when I went out.
verb + ing
uses:
After the following verbs: admit avoid can’t help can't stand consider delay enjoy feel like finish go on keep (don´t) mind miss practice recommend spend (time) suggest stop tell
I enjoy running. He admitted cheating on the test.
The student denied arriving late to class.
INFINITIVE= TO + VERB
USES:
After certain verbs: agree arrange decide expect fail forget hope intend learn manage need offer plan pretend promise refuse remember seem try want would like. * I plan to be a teacher.
* She decided to go home as soon as possible.
* The teacher asked us to do the exercise.
VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUND AND INFINITIVE (NO CHANGE IN MEANING)
like
BEGIN
CONTINUE
love
START
forget
STOP
HATE
verb + object +ing
catch sb/sth discover sb/sth feel sb/sth find sb/sth got sb/sth hear sb/sth imagine sb/sth leave sb/sth mind sb/sth notice sb/sth remember sb/sth see sb/sth
Candice caught a thieve stealing from her house. John noticed something strange happening in the park.
verb + object + to
advice sb/sth allow sb/sth ask sb/sth beg sb/sth cause sb/sth challenge sb/sth convince sb/sth dare sb/sth expect sb/sth force sb/sth get sb/sth hire sb/sth invite sb/sth order sb/sth pay sb/sth permit sb/sth prepare sb/sth remind sb/sth She begged her parents to let her go to the party. I prepared the sweaters to be picked up.
verbs + 2 objects
ask book bring build buy cook find get give lend make owe pass save show tell Can you buy me an ice cream please? I will give him the present after the class.
THANKS!
L7 GERUNDS AND INFINITIVE
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Gerunds and infinitive
Tania likes playing the piano.Do you want to go to the cinema? I need to paint my room. I remember switching off the lights when I went out.
verb + ing
uses:
After the following verbs: admit avoid can’t help can't stand consider delay enjoy feel like finish go on keep (don´t) mind miss practice recommend spend (time) suggest stop tell I enjoy running. He admitted cheating on the test. The student denied arriving late to class.
INFINITIVE= TO + VERB
USES:
After certain verbs: agree arrange decide expect fail forget hope intend learn manage need offer plan pretend promise refuse remember seem try want would like. * I plan to be a teacher. * She decided to go home as soon as possible. * The teacher asked us to do the exercise.
VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUND AND INFINITIVE (NO CHANGE IN MEANING)
like
BEGIN
CONTINUE
love
START
forget
STOP
HATE
verb + object +ing
catch sb/sth discover sb/sth feel sb/sth find sb/sth got sb/sth hear sb/sth imagine sb/sth leave sb/sth mind sb/sth notice sb/sth remember sb/sth see sb/sth Candice caught a thieve stealing from her house. John noticed something strange happening in the park.
verb + object + to
advice sb/sth allow sb/sth ask sb/sth beg sb/sth cause sb/sth challenge sb/sth convince sb/sth dare sb/sth expect sb/sth force sb/sth get sb/sth hire sb/sth invite sb/sth order sb/sth pay sb/sth permit sb/sth prepare sb/sth remind sb/sth She begged her parents to let her go to the party. I prepared the sweaters to be picked up.
verbs + 2 objects
ask book bring build buy cook find get give lend make owe pass save show tell Can you buy me an ice cream please? I will give him the present after the class.
THANKS!