RULES
As a noun in a sentence, we use________.
gerunds OR infinitives
gerunds
I'm sure you enjoy ________ early every morning. (wake up)
waking up
Let's go ______ this weekend, shall we? (ski)
skiing
My son refuses ______ broccoli. (eat)
to eat
The children learned not _______ to strangers. (talk)
to talk
We use ____ after adjectives.
gerunds OR infinitives
infinitives
I try to avoid _________ (smoke).
smoking
I could feel them _____ after me. Thank God, it was just a nightmare. (run)
running
I miss ________ you everyday. (see)
seeing
You can get to the theater by _______ the bus. (take)
taking
We use ______ following a preposition.
gerunds OR infinitives
Gerunds
Mr. Brown offered _______ us some money. (loan)
to loan
I love ________ pasta. (eat)
BOTH
eating OR to eat
They decided not _______ to the game. (go)
to go
Do you want to go ________ with me tomorrow morning? (jog)
jogging
The verb to go is always followed by a gerund (see note #2 on worksheet)
We use _______ following a noun or pronoun.
gerunds OR infinitives
infinitives
TRUE or FALSE: Gerunds and infinitives are used in all tenses.
TRUE
I meant ______ you, but my phone ran out of battery. (call)
to call
We were prepared ____________ (give) Naomi a surprise birthday party, but she didn't turn up!
to give
What is the rule for knowing when to use a GERUND or INFINITIVE after certain verbs?
There is no rule :(
Memorize and practice the verbs
What is the structure of gerunds and infinitives?
verb + ing
to + verb
TRUE or FALSE: Verbs such as 'like', 'hate', and 'prefer' are only used with gerunds.
False- these verbs are used with both gerunds and infinitives
She went _________ last weekend. (golf)
golfing
She's good at ______________. She prepares a different meal every day!
cooking
Do GERUNDS and INFINITIVES always appear immediately after the main verb?
No. Sometimes they come after a pronoun, preposition, noun, etc.