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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.