send popular gerunds and infinitives

Shoot and forget I anticipate a/ going b/ to go c/ being gone d/ gone ……….. GERUNDS The gerunds always has the same function as a noun although it looks like a verb, so it can be used:

Popular gerunds and infinitives for toeic, toefl, ielts and other English tests! Shoot and forget

I anticipate a/ going b/ to go c/ being gone d/ gone

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What are the functions of “gerunds”?

GERUNDS

The gerunds always has the same function as a noun (although it looks like a verb), so it can be

used:

1 as the Subject of the sentence

Hunting elephants is dangerous

2 as the Complement of the verb “to be”

One of his duties is attending meetings

3 as the Object of Verb

I don’t like being scolded in front of people

4 after Prepositions: at, on, in, of, about, with, for, from, to, into, out, out of…

She is good at painting

5 as the appositive

Our first job, painting the fence, took all morning

6 after a number of “phrasal verbs” which are composed of a “Verb + Preposition / Adverb”

When are you going to give up smoking?

Notice that there are some phrasal verbs and other expressions that include the word “to” as a preposition, not as part of a to-infinitive: “to be accustomed to, to be used to”

7 in compound nouns

a driving lesson, a swimming pool, bird-watching…

8 after the expressions: can’t help, can’t stand, it’s no use / good, object to, look forward to, and the adjective “worth”

I can’t stand being stuck in traffic jams

It’s no use to / good trying to escape

“Gerunds often tested”: Noun / verb-ing

Acknowledge

Admit: he admits hitting me

Advice / advise

Anticipate

Avoid

Appreciate

Consider

Defend

Defer

Delay

Deny

Detest

Discuss

Dislike

Enjoy

Excuse

Feel like

Finish

Go*

Imagine

Involve

Keep - talking!

Mention

Mind

Miss

Need * verbing (passive) to (active)

This tv needs fixing I need to fix this tv Omit

Postpone

Practice

Prevent sb from doing sth

Prevent doing

Quit

Recall

Recommend *

Regret

Resist

Resume

Risk

Suggest

Spend - I spend 3 days doing nothing

Tolerate

Understand

Both: verb-ing / to do

Allow

Attempt

Begin

Bother

Cease

Continue

Deserve

Fear

Hate

Intend

Like* would like to / feel like verbing

Love

Neglect

Omit

Permit

Prefer

I prefer to go (going) to the cinema than to go (going) swimming

I prefer HCMC to HN

Recommend

Start

Stop*

I stop smoking / I stop to smoke

Forget*

Don’t forget to lock the door! I forgot ……, and the thief broke into my house

I forgot to lock the door and I need to return home now!

I forgot meeting her at the airport yesterday

I forgot locking the door and I was punished by my father!

Remember* I remember meeting you last week

Remember to call me tonight!

I remembered meeting/to meet you somewhere

Try*

I try breaking this iron

I try to break this iron

 used to + verb = (past habit)

When I was young, I used to go to school by bicycle

 be used to = get used to + verb-ing = (present habit)

Now, I get / am used to going to school by motorcycle

Present subjunctives! Often tested!!!

It is important that he (a/ going, b/ go, c/ went, d/ gone) there yesterday

Advice (advise), ask, command, decree, demand, insist, propose, order, require, request,

recommend, suggest, urge; important, necessary, imperative, urgent, recommended…

I recommended “that” he take me there on time

It is important “that” she come home on time

I asked john “that” he go to school on time

It is suggested “that” you be there on time