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    GERUND OR

    INFINITIVE ?

    • NAZARET BÓRNEZ MEGÍAS ACADEMIA LEARNING


    We select the –ing from....

    • As a SUBJECT when we express a general idea (Subject of the sentence in most cases):
    “Paying attention is essential in class”
    • After any preposition:
    She came to the party after doing her homework
    After certain verbal expressions (can’t stand, can’t help, be/get used to, don’t
    mind/would
    mind, it’s no use, feel like, look forward to, spend (time), can’t imagine, have difficulty )
    “I can’t help getting angry when pupils speak in class”
    • As Direct Object of a list of verbs (continue, enjoy, like, love, prefer, suggest, recommend, etc...):
    • “I prefer going to the beach”
    List of verbs followed by –ing form

    Verbal expressions
    Be / get used to (estar acostumbrado / Feel like (tener ganas)
    acostumbrarse It’s no use (es inútil, no hay manera)
    Can’t help (no poder evitar) Look forward to (tener ganas de)
    Can’t stand (no soportar) Spend the (time) (pasar el tiempo)
    Don’t mind / wouldn’t mind (no importar)

    He can’t help thinking that I’m better than him


    They can’t stand listening to politicians on TV.
    I don’t mind doing homework.
    I feel like going to the concert tonight-
    It’s not use visiting them because they are never at home.
    List of verbs followed by –ing form
    As Direct Object
    Continue Love
    Dislike Miss
    Enjoy Prefer
    Finish Recommend
    Hate Suggest
    Like Admit
    I enjoy going out with my friends
    She finished doing her homework very late.
    We hate losing our matches.
    He likes running marathons.
    I recommend watching that movie
    We select Infinitive....

    • To form the subject of a verb that refers to something specific:


    To answer this question is essential”
    • After some adjectives and/or adverbs:
    I am happy to announce my daughter’s wedding”
    “The wall was too high to jump for young children”
    After the Indirect Object of certain verbs (advise, invite, warn, teach, ...):
    “The Headmaster warned the student not to do that again”
    • Verbs of perception (hear, feel,see...) ; LET; MAKE → INF sin TO:
    I heard him enter the house”; “Let me explain”; “She made me do it”.
    List of verbs followed by Infinitive

    Verbs Followed by an Infinitive


    “She agreed to speak before the game.”
    agree decide learn seem
    appear expect manage want
    be able forget plan wish
    begin happen promise
    choose hope refuse

    I agreed to come home.


    He began to work very hard, after the boss spoke to him.
    They hope to finish on time.
    She wants to watch that movie
    Verbs followed by Object and an
    Infinitive:
    Verbs Followed by an Object and an Infinitive
    “Everyone expected her to win.”
    advise persuade tell
    invite teach warn

    She advised me to do my homework.


    They invited them to go to the party.
    I persuaded him to work really hard.
    We taught them to cycle faster.
    You told them to close the door.
    She warned me not to do it.
    Verbs that can be followed by both
    “INFINITIVE” or “-ING”
    1. No change in meaning: begin, propose, forbid, intend, start.
    2.With a different meaning: REMEMBER, FORGET, REGRET, STOP, TRY...
    3. REMEMBER/FORGET/REGRET:
    + INFINITIVE→ Future
    + -ING → Past
    Examples:
    “I remember attending to dance classes when I was a child”
    “Remember to revise the questions before handing out the exam”
    “My grandmother forgot to lock the door when she left the house”
    “I repeated the activity because I forgot doing it last week”
    Verbs that can be followed by both
    “INFINITIVE” or “-ING”

    STOP:
    + ING → NO (don’t do that anymore)
    + INFINITIVE → (I stop doing something to do another one)
     Examples:
    “You have to stop writing at 10 o’clock.”
    “After five hours of hard work we stopped to have a rest”
    Verbs that can be followed by both
    “INFINITIVE” or “-ING”

    TRY:
    +ING → “experiment”
    + INFINITIVE → “make the effort”
    Examples:
    “I was trying to open the door but I couldn’t.”
    “Why don’t you try using this key?”
    Let’s practice!
    COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING GERUND OR INFINITIVE
    1.- What about ………………… (organize) a party next Saturday?
    2.- Tom managed …………... (open) the safe.
    3.- Nora admitted …………….. (take) some money from the cash.
    4.- Please, don’t forget ……………… (post) my letters.
    5.-The woman was interested in …………….… (read) those magazines.
    to smoking ……..(smoke) big cigars.
    6.-The old man was used …………...
    7.-William is fond of ……..……..(play) the guitar with friends.
    8.-Your house needs ………….…….. (paint)
    9.-Her doctor advised her ……………………... (give) up drinking coffee.

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