BK 2 Unit 29 to 32 Gerunds and Infinitives

A gerund can be one word: working A gerund can be part of a longer phrase: working as a professor An infinitive can be two words: to find Gerunds and infinitives function as nouns... G

Gerunds & Infinitives

I’m so happy to see

you! How was your

trip? It was ok I got bored sitting in a

crowded airplane

Gerunds and infinitives can serve

as the object in a sentence

I’m so happy to see you!

How was your trip? It was ok I got

bored sitting in a crowded airplane

Gerunds and infinitives have similarities

All verbs, except modal auxiliaries,

have gerund and infinitive forms.

A gerund can be one word: working

A gerund can be part of a longer phrase:

working as a professor

An infinitive can be two words: to find

Gerunds and infinitives function as nouns

Gerunds and infinitives have similarities

Gerunds and infinitives can both be subjects

Gerunds and infinitives have differences

Gerunds and infinitives follow particular verbs

Gerunds follow

appreciate avoid quit

They appreciated working with you

We enjoy being at your house

You love going fishing with your kids

Gerunds and infinitives have differences

Gerunds and infinitives follow particular verbs

They agreed to work with us.

We decided to buy a new house.

I hope to pass this exam.

Infinitives follow

Gerunds are never followed by infinitives

They appreciate to work with you.

We decide buying a new house.

Infinitives are never followed by gerunds

Some verbs can be followed by both gerunds and infinitives.

They like working at the mall

They like to work at the mall.

I hate being in a tall building

Verbs

attempt begin forget hate like

Some verbs can be followed by both gerunds

and infinitives. The meaning sometimes changes

No, I’ve been eating too many sweets I want to stop buying

ice cream

Let’s walk

home

Do you want to

stop to buy ice

cream?

Some verbs can be followed by both gerunds

and infinitives. The meaning sometimes changes After she left, she remembered to say goodbye

After she left, she remembered saying goodbye

She didn’t forget to say goodbye

She has the memory of the goodbye she said

Gerunds and infinitives have differences

Gerunds can follow prepositions

She succeeded by studying many hours

You shouldn’t be afraid of making mistakes

Without saying goodbye, they left

Infinitives never follow prepositions

Without to say goodbye, they left.

I don’t have time answering your question now.

Gerunds and infinitives have differences

Infinitives can follow certain nouns

You have the ability to become a teacher.

I don’t have time to answer your question now.

I wish to get a medical degree.

Gerunds don’t follow nouns directly

I would appreciate _ from you.

I would appreciate hearing from

you.

to hear

hearing

Click on the correct verb form

Gerunds follow the verb appreciate.

Infinitives don’t

Gerunds & Infinitives

I like basketball.

I like to play basketball.

I like playing basketball.

to play

playing

Click on the correct verb to complete the sentence

Gerunds and infinitives can follow the verb like.

Gerunds & Infinitives

I plan to attend medical school.

Click on the correct sentences

I enjoy to talk with you

I have time talking to you now

incorrect

incorrect

correct

I enjoy talking with you correct

I have time to talk to you now correct

Gerunds & Infinitives

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Gerunds & Infinitives