CAE unit 5 verbs + to+ infinitive or verbs + -ing

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• Leerjaar 5

 Gerunds can be used as an object of a sentence.

You may say: “I enjoy drawing.”

You may also say: “Yesterday, I decided to draw.”

Both sentences are correct, but one has an infinitive as the object and the other has a gerund as the object.

What is the difference?

Answer: It’s the verbs that precede (come before) the object! 

Some verbs require a gerund and some will require an infinitive. In the examples, we can see that the formula is “enjoy” + [gerund] and “decide” + [infinitive].

With practice, you will be able to remember which one is which.

Here are a few examples of verbs that need to be followed by an infinitive:

agree: I agreed to go to a party with my friend.

decide: The president decided not to participate in the discussions.

deserve: Everyone deserves to be respected.

expect: I expect to know my exam grade by tomorrow.

hope: We were hoping to avoid traffic by leaving early.

I decide

1. to go to school today.
2. going to school

I consider

1. to take the camera. today.
2. taking the camera today.

I just give up

1. to dig up the treasure.
2. digging up the treasure.

Do these verbs take the infinitive + to or verb+ing?

• admit
• afford
• agree
• avoid
• can’t help
• choose
• enjoy
• pretend
• deny
• put off
• refuse

• expect
• finish
• hope
• involve
• keep on
• involve
• keep on
• mind
• offer
• promise
• refuse
• busy
• resent
• risk
• suggest

+ infinitive

1. attempt to
2. apart of to
3. attend to
4. afford to
5. agree to
6. choose to
7. expect to
8. hope to
9. offer to
10. pretend to
11. promise to
12. refuse to.         
13. 13. forget to

+ -ing

1. admit + verb + -ing
2. avoid
3. can’t help/stand
4. busy
5. mind
6. deny
7. enjoy
8. hate/love//like/prefer
9. finish.       14. resent. 15. risk 16. sugge
10. involve
11. keep on
12. mind 13: to put off
13. put off

Learn by heart! Learn p. 179 and 180

task

• TB. p.54 ex. 3,4,5
• WB p. 24 ex. 1 grammar
• l. p.179, 180

Version B

A.
1. brick wall
2. cement/consolidate
3. built up
4. out (of) the window
5. keep the wolf from the door

B
1. Tower
2. Roof

C.
1. root of the problem
2. wither a glance
3. budding young athlete
4. flourishing business
5. to geminate an idea

D.
1.domesticate/domesticated
2. migrate/migratory
3. carnivorous
4. poach

E.
1. endangered species
2. (dioxide)emissions
3. pristine environments
4. precious commodity

G
1. stop
2. safety
3. vaccination
4. entry
5. claimed

H.1 ; 2.