Gerunds and infinitives BNL 2

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Gerunds and infinitives

Gerund and infinitives

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

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
  

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

It's no use..................them. They won't pick up

1. to call
2. to calling
3. calling
4. call

I keep..............., but he won't listen.

1. telling
2. tells
3. to tell
4. tell

We must remember.............the essay.

1. finishes
2. finishing
3. finish
4. to finish

I don't mind............... you up after school.

1. pick
2. picking
3. picks
4. to pick

Practise

For the next exercise, you have to drag the correct rules to the boxes labeled Gerund or infinitive 

Gerund

Infinitive

Ends in -ing

Uses to + verb

Let's practise! 

Discuss ex. 6, lesson 4, page 203

Do ex. 7 & 8, lesson 4, page 204

Study words lesson 2, 3 & 4 unit 5

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