Category 1: Gerund Basics
I enjoy ___ (swim).
swimming
I want ___ (learn) English.
To learn
Examples:
Spiderman, Ironman, Thor, Scarlet Witch, The hulk, Black widow, black panther, Vison, etc
Which form follows enjoy?
Gerund: Enjoy + Verb-ing
Correct the sentence:
I like to read / I like reading.
Both are correct.
He hates ___ (wait).
waiting
She decided ___ (study).
To study
They need ___ (leave).
To leave
Players try to survive while completing tasks in this game where some players are secretly impostors.
Among Us
Find the mistake:
He suggested to go home.
Incorrect:
suggested to go
Correct:
suggested going home
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EXCELENT!!!
What is the infinitive in: I hope to travel soon.
to travel
We stopped ___ (talk) because the teacher arrived.
talking
My parents told me ___ (clean) my room.
To clean
Explain the difference:
I stopped smoking.
I stopped to smoke.
stopped smoking = I quit smoking.
stopped to smoke = I stopped another activity because I wanted to smoke.
Make a sentence using avoid + gerund.
I avoid eating too much sugar.
In Stranger Things, the characters spend a lot of time trying to find their missing friend Will. What is the name of the mysterious dimension?
The Upside Down
She remembered ___ (lock) the door.
To lock
The teacher encouraged us ___ (practice) more.
to practice
Correct the sentence:
She suggested to study together.
Incorrect:
suggested to study
Correct:
suggested studying together.
Explain why we use a gerund after avoid.
Because "Avoid" is a transitive verb that requires a noun, pronoun, or action-noun (gerund) as its object
Explain why we use an infinitive after decide.
Decide is followed by to + base verb: decide to do something.
Explain the difference:
Remember + gerund = remember something that happened in the past.
Remember + infinitive = remember that you need to do something.
Name 3 verbs followed by gerunds and 3 verbs followed by infinitives.
Possible answer:
Gerunds: enjoy, avoid, finish
Infinitives: want, decide, hope
Someone uses “girl math” ______ spending money on something they really want.
to justify