Exercise- Gerund or Inifinitive

Unit 1: The infinitive (Động nguyen mẫu)
1.Infinitive with “to”. (nguyên mẫu co “to”)
a/ V + to V
ex: He agreed to do this work.
They promised to come back to pick up me.
He afforded to buy this quite house.
Some popular verbs: agree, offer, decide, appear, forget, seem, learn, manage, hope, promise, fail,
arrange…
b/ V + O + to V
Ex: My father taught me how to use this computer.
She reminds us to do homework .
Some popular verbs: remind, force, enable, persuade, order, warn, invite, teach, get……..
c/ What/ how/ where/ when… + to V
Ex: I don’t know where to go. I’m homeless.
Do you remember what to do?
Some popular verbs: forget, explain, understand, decide, ask…
d/ Some special verbs:
Sau Want, mean, intend, ask, expect, help, would like, would prefer ta dùng có 2 cấu truc
V + to V và V + O + to V.
Ex: They asked me to turn back his book.
She asked to use this machine.
2. Infinitive without “to”. (đ ộng t ừ nguy ên th ể kh ông c ó “to”)
a/ After Model verbs:
can
could
may + V
might
would
should
maybe
Ex: I can sing well.

You should go now.
b/ After “Make & Let”:
Make
Let + O + V
Ex: This story makes me feel happy.
Why do you let him go away?
Unit 3 & 4. Infinitive and Gerund. (§éng tõ nguyªn mÉu vµ Danh ®éng tõ)
1.Infinitive. (Unit 1)
Addition: a/ After “be + adj”: be glad, be happy, be kind…
Ex: It is nice to meet you.
You are kind to carry this heavy suitcase for me.
b/ After “be + enough/ too”
Ex: She is too lazy to become a good student.
2. Gerund:
a/ Subject.(Danh ®éng tõ lµm chñ ng÷)
Ex: Going shopping is my hobby.
b/ After enjoy/ like/ love/ avoid/ delay/ deny/ finish/ mind/ miss/ practise/ prevent/ postpone/ risk/
forgive/ admit/ consider
Ex: The little girl denied breaking the vase.
c/ After some Phrases/ Forms( Sau các cụm từ/ Cấu trúc): cant bear, cant stand, cant face,
cant help, feel like, Its no good, Its no use
Ex: I cant help laughing whenever he tells a joke.(Tôi ko thể nhịn đc cời mỗi khi anh ta
kể truyện hài)
d/ After preposotion (Sau các Giới từ)
Look forward to
Insist on
Be surprised at
Be interested in + V-ing
Be busy with
Think of/ about

Be afraid of
Ex: We are thinking about going camping in the mountain.
3. To V or V-ing after Remember/ stop/ forget/ regret/ try.(Xem lại trong vở học)
* EXERCISES
Use the correct form of the verbs in parentheses in the following sentences:
1. I hope ( have) a job.
2. Try to avoid (make) him angry.
3. Please let me ( know) your decision.
4. Its no ues (wait )
5. Its difficult ( get) used to ( eat) with chopsticks.
6. Stop ( argue) and start ( work).
7. I uesd ( smoke ) 40 cigarettes a day.
8. Id like ( have) a look at your new car.
9. Im looking forward to ( see) you.
10. Would you mind ( show ) me how ( work) the lift?
11. He told me (try) ( come ) early .
12. Can you smell something ( burn )?
13. He is too ill ( eat) anything.
14.I prefer ( drive ) to ( ride )
15. I dont enjoy ( go ) to the dentist.
16. Could you ( see) Mr.Pitt, please?
17. Youll never regret ( do ) a kind action.
18. Ill remmember ( send ) you a postcard when I reach London.
19. It takes me hours ( write ) a letter.
20. Dont forget ( lock) the door before ( go) to bed.