Rules
Do infinitives follow modal verbs with or without "to"?
Without "to"
Find the infinitive in the sentence: "It was easy to find the infinitive in this sentence"
Find the odd word: like, hate, enjoy, would like
"would like" is followed by infinitives
"s....st"
suggest
Which form of the verb do we use after prepositions: gerund or infinitive?
Gerund
"I was running". Are there any gerunds in this sentence?
No
Name two words after which we always use infinitives.
afford
agree
aim
appear
arrange
bother
care
claim
condescend
consent
decide
demand
determine
endeavour
fail
guarantee
happen
hesitate
hope
learn
long
manage
offer
prepare
pretend
proceed
promise
propose
refuse
resolve
seek
seem
strive
swear
tend
threaten
trouble
undertake
volunteer
vow
Name the verb that is always followed by gerund and often used in polite requests or indirect questions.
Mind
Which form of the verb can be used both as an object or a subject: infinitive or gerund?
Gerund
"I was made for loving you baby" is a famous song by the band Kiss. Which form of the verb is the word "loving"?
Gerund
Find the odd one: postpone, prepare, pretend.
postpone
Name at least 4 verbs that we use to talk about emotions and that are followed by gerund
love, hate, like, enjoy, miss
After adjectives what form of the verb do we use?
Infinitive
"I would like to play video games and watch movies". How many infinitives are there in this sentence? Name them.
2: watch, play
Infinitive
Name the odd word: "learn, manage, involve, need, offer, plan"
"involve" is followed by a gerund
Which form of the verb do we use to express a purpose/reason: gerund or infinitive?
Infinitive
Find all the infinitives and gerunds in this sentence:"I don't want to bore my students to death, because I don't think that learning requires going through that much pain, so I'm constantly looking for more accessible ways to explain grammar rules and exciting ways of practising it."
1) infinitives: to bore, to explain
2) gerunds: learning, going through, practising
Make any sentence with any of the words below:
"consider, discuss, deny, avoid, keep"
NOTE!!! Either an infinitive, or a gerund should follow these verbs!
Make any sentence with the verbs: "pretend, promise, refuse, seem, tend, threaten, want"
NOTE!!! Either an infinitve, or a gerund should follow these verbs!