39498 infinitive gerund

GERUND

INFINITIVE

SUBJECT OF A SENTENCE

TO ESPRESS FINALITY
- I phoned him to apologize

- Smoking is dangerous

- He went to Madrid to study Engineering

- Doing sport is healthy

OBJECT

- My favourite hobby is swimming

AFTER PREPOSITIONS

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- She is tired of working

AFTER SOME ADJECTIVES
It’s easy to do

AFTER SOME VERBS: like, dislike, enjoy,

AFTER SOME VERBS SUCH AS: decide, want,

hate, can´t stand, can´t help, enjoy, finish,
practise, recommend, avoid, be used to, get
used to, suggest, love, look forward to, feel
like, it´s no use, don´t mind, need...

promise, refuse, hope, learn, plan, need, choose…
- My trousers need ironing (or to be ironed)

PRESENT AND PAST CONTINUOUS
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My father is cleaning the car
They were running along the park
yesterday

SOME VERBS CAN EITHER TAKE INFINITIVE
OR GERUND BUT THE MEANING CHANGES:
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stop
try
remember
regret
go on

COMPLETE
WITH EITHER INFINITIVE OR GERUND:
EXERCISES
1. Peter should give up ………(smoke)

2. He doesn’t like …………(play) chess
3. …………(jog) is very popular nowadays
4. It’s almost impossible ……. (find) a job these days
5. The customer was accused of ………….(shoplift)
6. My boyfriend is afraid of …………(travel) by plane
7. Sally is very good at …………(cook)
8. His parents wanted ………(buy) a house in the countryside
9. They suggested…………….(go) to the cinema
10.
It’s easy ………..(pass) the English exam