Review Gerund and Infinitive B2

ReviewGerunds and infinitives

Warm up

What do you want to do today?Today I want to.. What do you need to do this week? This week I need to ... Where would you like to do after the class? I would like to ......... Do you plan to go anywhere this summer? I plan to.... What places are good to visit in Tenerife? ........... are good places to visit. Why are you learning English? I am learning English to .....

What do you enjoy doing at the weekends? I enjoy...ing.. What do you miss about being at Primary school? I miss ....ing ... What are you good at doing? I am good at ...ing. Learning is English is .............

When did you start learning English?I started learning English ... What should you stop doing? I should stop ......ing. What do you remember doing last week? I remember ......ing

What is a gerund?What is an infinitive?

What do you remember about when we use them?

We use the gerund:

1. As the subject at the beginning of a sentence. Smoking is bad for you. (Tobacco)

2. After all prepositions ( but not to) and after phrasal verbs He is afraid of flying. He has given up smoking.

We use the infinitive:

1. After adjectivesHe is too tired to study.

2. to express purpose or reasonWhy do you go to the beach? To relax I go to the beach to relax.

Quiz Basic rules

Quick practise...Spin the wheel and complete the sentences explaining your choice of gerund or infinitive

We use gerunds and infinitives :

After verbs... ....let's go....

Gerunds or Infinitives after verbsQuick list.

we use the gerund after certain verbs

We use the infinitive after certain verbs

some verbs take both with no change in meaning

sometimes we use the infinitive without to:After modal and auxiliary verbs. I can swim. (not I can to swim.) After make and let I let my brother win the game.

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Finally

Some verbs take both but with a change in meaning.

For example...

John arrived home late and the door was locked and he didn't have a key.

Try + infinitive ( make an attempt/ an effort to do sth difficult) * He tried to open the door but it he couldn't do it. Try + gerund ( make a suggestion or experiment to see if sth will work) * He tried ringing the doorbell... he tried knocking..but still he couldn't get in!!! .............but also

gerunds and infinitives in songs

Just checking!!

remember doing or to do / forget to do or forget doing.

I was studying when...

I was sleeping when...

What's the story....

We were at a festival when...

Key word Transformations

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