INFINITIVE FORM AND GERUND FORM

GERUND FORM
INFINITIVE FORM
Simple Present
structu S+ *V+ to+ V (base form) + C S+ **V + V ing + C
re

+ Valeria wants to play volleyball Valeria enjoys playing volleyball

Valeria doesn´t enjoy playing volleyball

- Valeria doesn´t want to play
volleyball

? Does Valeria want to play Does Va

volleyball leria enjoy playing volleyball

Grammar : Verb+ gerund

Structure Verbs Complement

Like, dislike, hate, can´t stand,
Verb+ gerund not mind, love, enjoy, avoid, Shopping
finish, stop Doing sports
Verb+ be/ get used to, be/ get tired Eating out
preposition+gerund of, be/ get excited about, Traveling to a different
be/get interested in , keep country
on, talk about, think about,
look forward to

Watch out!

CORRECT: I ENJOY GOING TO WEDDINGS

INCORRECT: I ENJOY GO TO WEDDINGS
Infinitive * Gerund**
Want Enjoy
Hope Finish
Need Stop
Have Apreciate
Agree Avoid
Choose Dislike
Decide Feel like
Learn Imagine
Plan Keep
Prepare Swim
Seem Smoke
Talk Do
Drink Move
Leave wait
Get up Fall
Play
Stay
like