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gerunds & Infinitives

TO + VERB >

VERB + ing >

Gerunds or Infinitives

SUBJECT

Exercising is good for your body.Being in the woods is rejuvenating.

COMPLEMENT

The group’s main goal is eliminating poverty. What Carlos really loves is skiing.

OBJECT OF A PREPOSITION

She could talk about painting for hours. My father’s interest in cooking with organic ingredients was inspired by a famous cookbook.

Gerunds or Infinitives

more VERBS

Following a preposition (gerund only)

Gerunds can follow a preposition; infinitives cannot.

Can you touch your toes without bending your knees? He was fined for driving over the speed limit. She got the money by selling the car. A corkscrew is a tool for taking corks out of bottles.

Note

Take care not to confuse the preposition “to” with an infinitive form, or with an auxiliary form such as have to, used to, going to

He went back to writing his paper. I used to live in Mexico. I am used to waking up early. I am looking forward to meeting you. She is writing a book related to eating wholesomely.

Complete sentences using a Gerund or an Infinitive.

I think she's interested in ............................

I think that he's good at ............................

I think that she avoids ............................

I think that he can’t stand ............................

Complete sentences using a Gerund or an Infinitive.

I think she spends a lot of time ............................

I think that next summer he plans ............................

I don’t think she enjoys ............................

I think he would like to learn how ............................

Practice

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Extra Practice

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  • Did you accidentally forget to do anything on the weekend?
  • What do you like to do at the end of the day when you finish working/studying?
  • What is something that you have recently avoided doing?
  • Do you prefer watching movies to reading books?
  • As a child, what did you think would be awesome about being an adult, but isn’t as awesome as you thought it would be?

Practice

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