Gerunds and Infinitives
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Gerunds and Infinitives NEFiUnit 5C
Use theGerund (verb+ ing) • Afterprepositions and phrasalverbs I’mverygood at rememberingnames She’sgiven up smoking • As thesubject of a sentence Eatingoutis quite cheaphere • Aftersomeverbs I don’tmindgetting up early
Commonverbswithgerund LIKEHATELOVEMINDENJOYSPENDPRACTISESTOPSUGGEST…. GIVE UPGO ON …
Use theinfinitive (to + verb) • Afteradjectives My flat iseasytofind • Toexpress a reasonorpurpose He’ssavingmoneytobuy a car • Aftersomeverbs Try nottomake a noise
Commonverbswithto + verb (can’t) AFFORD AGREEDECIDE EXPECTFORGETHELP HOPELEARNNEEDOFFERPLAN PRETENDPROMISE REFUSEREMEMBERSEEM TRY WANTWOULD LIKE
Infinitive of purpose • Don’tuse ‘for’ whenyouwanttosaythereasonorpurposewhyyou do/didsomething: I’msavingmoneyfortobuy a car
Use thebareinfinitive (no ‘to’) • Aftermostmodals and auxiliaryverbs I can’tdrive. Wemusthurry up! (but , Yououghttosee a doctor! • Aftermake and let My parentsdon’tlet me goout late Shealwaysmakes me laugh
Negatives • Gerunds and infinitivesformthenegativewith ‘not’ nottobe, notbeing Try nottobelate, please I lovenothavingtoget up earlyonSundays
Differentmeaning • Someverbs can takeboththegerund and theinfinitivewiththesamemeaning: Beginstart continue … • Some other verbs can takeboththegerund and the infinitive, but the meaningisdifferent: Try Remember Forget Stop …. Checkthephotocopy …