V1 - KWT - Gerunds and infinitives

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 3

Gerunds and infinitives

Gerund and infinitives

The to-infinitive

You use the to-infinitive:

• after certain verbs ( afford, agree, ask, choose, help, hope,want, intend, pretend, promise, expect, prefer, used
  
• after certain adjectives ( difficult, possible, happy, certain, simple)
  
• after verbs : verb + somebody + to do + something ( ask, encourage, permit, allow, persuade, teach, force)
  
• to express purpose
  

Gerunds (-ing)

You use a gerund (-ing form)

• after a preposition
  
• after a phrasal verb
  
• as a noun ( as subject, direct object or indirect object in a sentence)
  
• after certain verbs: love-hate, start-stop , avoid, miss, suggest, consider, imagine
  
• after certain expressions: it's no use, it's not worth, there's no point

Summary

Gerunds and infinitives

• I love skiing.
  
• I want to go skiing
  
• I simply must ski in winter

Which word type is"cycling" in this sentence
"I am [cycling] to my work."

1. noun
2. verb
3. pronoun
4. adjective

Which word type is"cycling" in this sentence
"[Cycling] is my favourite hobby."

1. noun
2. verb
3. pronoun
4. adjective

I must remember …………… my mum a present for her birthday next week.

1. to buy
2. buying
3. buy
4. to buying

Would you please stop ……… and listen to me?

1. to talk
2. talking
3. talk
4. to talking

They agreed …………….. outside the cinema.

1. meeting
2. to meeting
3. to meet
4. meet

I tried …………………. the doorbell but nobody answered

1. to ring
2. ringing
3. ring
4. to ringing

I tried ……………. the fence but it was too high

1. climbing
2. climb
3. to climbing
4. to climb

It's no use…………….. my homework if I don't know what to do.

1. to do
2. do
3. doing
4. to doing

They say …………… broadens the mind

1. travelling
2. traveling
3. to travel
4. traveller

Practice!

Do three exercises on the following website.
Finished with an exercise? Take a screenshot!
Hand in the three screenshots to the assignment in Teams.