GERUND AND INFINITIVE V+İNG OR TO V ? выполнил учитель английского языка МБОУ №Гимназия №166 г.Новоалтайска Семенова Евгения Павловна
GERUND OR INFINITIVE ? Some words are followed by the GERUND. E.g.: doing Some words are followed by the INFINITIVE. E.g.: to do
GERUND INFINITIVE ● After verbs that express likes/dislikes: like, love, enjoy dislike, hate don't mind, can't stand ..... doing ● After verbs that refer to a future event : want, hope, intend would like, promise ......... to do
GERUND INFINITIVE After certain other verbs, such as : admit imagine appreciate involve avoid keep (on) consider mention delay miss deny postpone finish suggest ........ doing ● After certain other verbs, such as : afford help agree learn arrange manage choose offer fail refuse happen seem .............. to do
GERUND INFINITIVE After certain expressions: it's no use ... it's no good ... there's no point in .............. doing After "too" & "enough": too difficult easy enough ..................... to do
GERUND INFINITIVE After prepositions : interested in ... instead of ... good at ... before ... after ................................... doing After adjectives: glad (ex : glad to know...) pleased (ex : pleased to meet you...) disappointed (ex : disappointed to hear...)
GERUND OR INFINITIVE ? The verbs : begin/start/continue can be followed by the gerund or the infinitive with little or no change in meaning
GERUND OR INFINITIVE ? The verbs : stop/try/remember can also take both, but the meaning changes
WHAT’S THE MEANING? STOP I’ve stopped watching cartoons. Meaning: Stop an activity
WHAT’S THE MEANING? STOP We stopped to go to the toilets at the petrol station. Meaning: Stop in order to
WHAT’S THE MEANING? TRY I ‘ve tried to understand his English, but I was unsuccessful. Meaning: Make an effort
WHAT’S THE MEANING? TRY Let’s try restarting the computer. Meaning: See if it works
WHAT’S THE MEANING? REMEMBER Remember to bring your portfolio to the class tomorrow. Meaning: Don’t forget
WHAT’S THE MEANING? REMEMBER I remember collecting marbles in our old neighbourhood. Meaning: Past memory
WHAT’S THE MEANING? REGRET I regret to tell you that your application has been rejected. Meaning: To apologise for something bad. To inform something bad. This is used in more formal situations.
WHAT’S THE MEANING? REGRET I regret not saying goodbye before leaving. Meaning: To be sorry now for something we did in the past.
The porter helped them ___________ (carry) their suitcases up to their room. to carry
Would you mind ____________ (lock) the door when you leave? locking
She was late so she decided ___________ (take) a taxi. to take
They have managed ____________ (buy) the house they wanted. to buy
Sue suggested _________ (go) to the theatre. going
I’m going shopping when I’ve finished ____________ (clean) the house. cleaning
Don’t forget ____________ (post) the letters while you’re out. to post
My father has just given up ____________ (smoke)! smoking
We’ve been wanting ____________ (go) on a cruise for some time. to go
I’ve just seen Brian _____________ (ride) a motorbike. riding
Oh dear! I forgot __________ (ring) Brenda back yesterday. to ring
I’m sorry to have kept you ______________ (wait) so long. waiting
They admitted ____________ (steal) the jewellery. stealing
He threatened ___________ (shoot) if she didn’t hand over the money. to shoot
I tried to avoid ____________ (think) about my problem during the meeting. thinking
My sister offered _________ (help) me paint the fence. to help
Would you please stop ____________ (make) so much noise! making
Everyone seems _________ (be) enjoying themselves a lot. to be
We hope __________ (go) to New York next year to see our cousins. to go
FILL IN THE BLANKS BELOW WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS. 1. It's obvious he's only interested in (make) ______________ money. 2. Anne couldn't find a taxi so I decided (drive) ________________ her to the station. 3. I planned (book) ________________ two seats on the morning flight. 4. I promise (send) _______________ you our new brochure as soon as it's available. 5. Peter was happy (meet) _______________ a former colleague at the conference.
