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Gerunds &
InfinitivesBy :
Muzna AL Hooti Alashwaq AL Amri
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What we are going to do
Warm - up
Special expressions followed by -ing
Common verbs followed by infinitives
Common verbs followed by either infinitives or gerunds
Questions game
An exercise
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Special Expressions Followed by -ing
-Ing forms follow certain special expressions : have fun/a good time + -ing
have trouble/ difficulty + -ing have a hard time/ difficult time + -ing
A. We had fun. We had a good time.
B. I had trouble I had difficulty findingI had a hard time I had a difficult time
Spend + expression of time or money+ -ing Waste + expression of time or money+ -ing
C. Sam spends most of his time studying .D. I waste a lot of time watching TV.
sit + expression of place + -ing Stand + expression of place + -ing lie + expression of place + -ing
E. She sat at her desk writing a letter .F. I stood there wondering what to do next .
G. He is lying in bed reading a novel.
find + (pro)noun + -ing catch + (pro)noun + -ing
In H and I: Both find and catch mean “discover”. Catch often expresses anger or displeasure.
H. When I walked into my office, I found George using my telephone .
I. When I walked into my office, I caught a thief looking through my desk drawers.
Playing volleyball.
Finding his job.
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Common verbs followed by Infinitives
Verb + Infinitive
An infinitive = to + the simple form of a verb (to see, to be, to go, etc.).
A. I hope to see you again soon. B. He promised to be here by ten.
C. He promised not to be late. Some verbs are followed immediately by an infinitive, as in A and B .
Negative form: not precedes the infinitive, as in C.
Common verbs followed by infinitives: hope to (do something) promise to seem to expect to
plan to agree to appear to would like to intend to offer to pretend to want to
decide to refuse to ask to need to
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Intend is usually followed by an infinitive (I intend to go to the meeting) but sometimes may be followed by a gerund (I intend going
to the meeting.) with no change in meaning.
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Verb + Object + Infinitive
Some verbs are followed by a (pro)noun object and then an infinitive, as in D and E .
These verbs are followed immediately by an infinitive when they are used in the passive, as
in F and G .
D. Mr. Lee told me to be here at ten o’clock .E. The police ordered the driver to stop .F. I was told to be here at ten o’clock .G. The driver was ordered to stop .
Common verbs followed by (pro)noun and infinitives : tell someone to
** advice someone to encourage someone to
remind someone to invite someone to permit someone to
allow someone to warn someone to
require someone to order someone to force someone to
ask someone to expect someone to
would like someone to want someone to need someone to
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Verb + Infinitive/ Verb + Object + Infinitive
Some verbs have two patterns :• verbs + infinitive , as in H. • verb + object + infinitive, as in I
Compare :In H: I think I will pass the test .In I: I think Mary will pass the test .
H. I expect to pass the test .I. I expect Mary to pass the test .
Common verbs followed by infinitives or by objects and then infinitives:
ask to/ ask someone to expect to/ expect someone to need to/ need someone to want to/ want someone to would like to/ would like someone to
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A gerund is used after advise (active) if there is no noun or pronoun object: 1) He advised buying a Fiat. 2) He advised me to buy a Fiat. I was advised to buy a Fiat.
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Common Verbs Followed by Either Infinitives or Gerunds
Some verbs can be followed by either an infinitive or a gerund, sometimes with no difference in meaning, as in Group A below, and sometimes with a difference in meaning, as in Group B
below.Group A: Verb + Infinitive or Gerund, with no difference in meaning
The verbs in Group A may be followed by either an infinitive or a gerund with little or no
difference in meaning .
In A: There is no difference between began to rain and began raining .
If the main verb is progressive, an infinitive (not a gerund) is usually used, as in C.
A. It began to rain./ It began raining. B. I started to work./ I started working.
C. It was beginning to rain.
begin start
continue
like love
*prefer
hate can’t stand
can’t bear
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Notice the patterns with prefer : prefer + gerund:
I prefer staying home to going to the concert . prefer + infinitive :
I’d prefer to stay home (rather) than (to) go to the concert .
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Group B: Verb + Infinitive or Gerund, with a difference in meaning
The verbs in Group B may be followed by either an infinitive or a gerund, but the meaning is different.
remember regret stop forget try
Remember + infinitive= remember to perform responsibility, duty, or task, as in D.
Forget + infinitive= forget to perform a responsibility, duty, or task, as in E .
Remember + gerund= remember (recall) something that happened in the past, as in F .
Forget + gerund= forget something that happened in the past , as in G.
D. Judy always remembers to lock the door .E. Sam often forgets to lock the door .
F. I remember seeing the Alps for the first time. The sight was impressive .
G. I’ll never forget seeing the Alps for the first time.
Regret + infinitive= regret to say, to tell someone, to inform someone of some bad news, as in H .
Regret + gerund= regret something that happened in the past, as in I.
H. I regret to tell you that you failed the test .I. I regret lending him some money. He never paid me back.
Try + infinitive= make an effort, as in J .Try + gerund= experiment with a new or different approach to see if it works. As in K.
J. I'm trying to learn English .K. The room was hot. I tried opening the window, but that didn’t help. So I tried turning on the fan, but I was still hot. Finally, I turned on the air conditioner.
Stop + gerund= stop an activity .Stop can also be followed immediately by an infinitive of purpose, as in M: Ann stopped walking in order to talk to her professor.
L. The students stopped talking when the professor entered the room. The room became quiet .
M. When Ann saw her professor in the hallway, she stopped (in order) to talk to him.
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Forget followed by a gerund usually occurs in a negative sentence or in a question: e.g.,( I’ll never forget, I can’t forget, Have you
ever forgotten, and Can you ever forget) are often followed by a gerund phrase.
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Warm - Up
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See the picturesThen make appropriate
sentences by using either gerunds or
infinitives:
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Let’s PlayWith
Gerunds & infinitives
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-Put in the verbs in brackets in the :Gerund or the to-infinitive
1-I can’t imagine Peter …………… (go) by bike .
1- going2- to go
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2-He agreed…………… (buy) a new car .
1- buying2- to buy
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3 -Are you thinking of…………… (visit) India ?
1- visiting2- to visit
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4 -We decided…………… (run) through the
forest .
1- running2- to run
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5 -Peter gave up …………… (smoke) .
1- smoking2- to smoke
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6 -Avoid…………… (make) silly mistakes .
1- making2- to make
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7 -I dream about…………… (build) a big house .
1- building2- to build
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8 -They go on …………… (read) the book .
1- reading2- to read
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Right Answer1
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