Nadia wanted to go to the party.

She’s friendly and she enjoys meeting Mae El Ainine High School 2BAC/ Grammar : GERU ND and /or INFINTI VE Teacher: Laila ZEROUK
people. As Nadia looked at the invitation, part of her kept saying, “ I won’t
know anyone there ! How can I remember all those new names ?” Her 3.VERBSUSEDWITHGERUNDONLY 4 .V ER B S U SE D W I TH I N F I N I TI V E O N L Y
problem is not unusual, though. Remembering is a common problem for
many of us. Nadia is an international student at an American university. - admit - The little boy admitted stealing the money. - want - I want to watch that movie once more.
So, for her, it’s even harder to recall unfamiliar foreign names. What can - deny - He immediately denied killing his wife. - decide - Theydecided to buildaschool here.
Nadia and people like her do ? Here are some tips from memory experts : - appreciate - Idon’t appreciatetelling offensivejokes. - promise - He promised to call me back later.
1. Decide to remember. Making an effort can help a lot. - avoid - She advised me to avoidgoinglate tobed. - agree - Theyagreednottoattendthe party.
2. Listen carefully when you hear someone’s name for the first time. - consider - Youshouldconsidertakingthisjoboffer. - hope - I hope to see you there.
It’s important to pay attention. - discuss - we discussed solving this issue earlier. - pretend - She’s pretending to be nice.
3. Try to repeat the name many times. Calling the person by name - enjoy - We totally enjoyed watching the play. - ask - Iaskedtoseethemanagerhimself.
more than once helps you fix the name in your mind.
- finish - Ihaven’t finished reading that book yet. - plan - We plan to visit the Pyramids soon.
4. Write the name down. Writing is a common memory aid.
5. Don’t be afraid of asking the person to repeat the name. Most - keep - Keep walking , please. - wish - Do you wish to participate ?
people don’t mind doing this. - imagine - Shecan’timagine living awayfromfamily. - prepare - They’repreparingtolaunchasatellite.
6. Stop worrying. Anxiety only makes the problem seem worse. - miss - I miss talking to my mom on the phone. - volunteer - Will youvolunteer to leadthe group?
- practice - Let’s practice writing narrative paragraphs. - struggle - We struggled to understand her point.
A. Classify the underlined words in the text as :
- permit - Ipermitusingdictionariesduringexams. - swear - Iswear totell the truth.
Gerund Infinitive Bare Infinitive
- forbid - Islam strictly forbids drinking alcohol. - beg - I beg to differ with you.
- advise - I advise applying this method instead. - threaten - Hereallythreatened tokillthemall.
B. Compare the three words you added in the chart.
C. What do you notice ? How are they different ? 5.VERBSUSEDWITHGERUNDANDINFINITIVE
D. Add more words from the text to each category in the chart.
E. Identify the category of each underlined word inthe following examples and - love - My uncle loves singing in the bathroom. / My uncle loves to sing in the bathroom.
describe its grammatical function in the sentence. - like - I really don’t like cooking. / I really don’t like to cook.
Examples: Category: Function: - hate - Our son hates doing homework. / Our son hates to do homework.
1. Nadia lovespartying.  Infinitive  Subject - forget - Sheforgotbringinghertextbook./Sheforgottobringhertextbook.  Noticechangeinmeaning)
 Gerund  Object - remember - Heremembervisitinghisaunt./Herememberedtovisithisaunt.(  Noticechangeinmeaning)
 Infinitive  Subject - begin - They’ve begun preparing for the test. / They’ve begun to prepare for the test.
2. PartyingisNadia’s favoritethingtodo.
 Gerund  Object - start - We started thinking about our vacation plans. / We started to think about our vacation plans.
 Infinitive  Subject
3. Shedecidedtoparty,allnightlong. - continue - They continued playing despite the rain. / They continued to play despite the rain.
 Gerund  Object
 Infinitive  Subject - stop - He stopped smoking. / He stopped to smoke. (  Notice change in meaning )
4. Toparty isherfavoritethingtodo. - try - Let’stry rescuingtheseendangered animals. / Let’strytorescuetheseendangeredanimals.
 Gerund  Object
- choose - Ichooseusing theclassicmethodinteachingmath./Ichoosetouseclassicmethodstoteachmath.
1. U S E G E R U N D A F T E R T H E S E E X P R E S S I O N S :
6.USEINFINITIVEAFTERTHESEWORDS: 7 . U SE B A R E I N F I N I TI VE (verb without “to”)
- feel like - I don’t feel like going anywhere today.
- Would you mind …? - Would you mind opening that window, Sir? what - how - where - good - bad - right - wrong - rude - nice a) Aftertheseverbs (whenadirectobjectisinvolved) :
- be worth - This movie is definitely worth watching. happy - sad - possible - impossible - right - wrong - easy - hard
- can’t help /can’t bear - I can’t help listening to this sad music. important-unnecessary-proud-ashamed-ready-surprised… - help - Mark helped his friend finish early.
- look forward to - We look forward to meeting you soon. - let - Let me speak to them / Let’s go out.
- She is not sure what to wear for the party. - make - Her sad story made everyone cry.
2. U S E G E R U N D A F T E R P R E P O S I T I O N S :
- My grandma didn’t know how to read or write. - watch - We watched her bake the cake.
- in - I’minterested in learning more about UFOS. - It’s easy to say, but it’s hard to do. - see - Did you see him enter the building?
- on - They agreed on solving the problem together. - It’s good to have power , but it’s bad to abuse it.
- at - I don’t think he’s any good at making new friends. - It’s unnecessary to bring your IDs to the meeting. b) After all modals :
- by - You can improve your English by using the Internet. - You’ll always find it impossible to please everyone. - should - You should call your mom now.
- for - I apologize for being late, again. - It’s OK to be born poor, but it’s not OK to die poor. - must - Hurry! We must leave the building.
- of - We’re tired of listening to your stupid stories. - We’rehappytosee you,butsadtohear about yourloss.
- before - Don’t forget to lock the door before leaving. - will - I will take you there tomorrow.
- after - I’ll meet you at the office after taking a quick shower.
- I’mproudtobeherewithyouandreadytoprovemyself. - can - You can work on this together .
- without - You can’t really learn without making mistakes. - It’s rude to ignore your mother’s phone calls. - may - You may go ow if you want.
- about - I’m starting to think about emigrating to Canada. - It’s not right to talk to your teacher with such tone. - could - He couldn’t sleep for some reason .
- against - I’m totally against smoking in public places. - I was surprised to see you there . - would - I would order a chicken sandwich.
Mae El Ainine High School 2BAC : G ER U ND and/or INFI NTIV E [ P R A CTI CE ] Student : ……………………………………………….. Class : ………… Instr. Laila ZEROUK

A. CIRCLE THE CORRECT VERB FORM OR FORMS : B. GIVE THE CORRECT FORM TO THE VERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS :

1. You should begin the books assigned. a. read b. reading c. toread 1. I believe he wanted (ask ) about their address.
2. I miss _ 2. This young girl hates (do) housework.
to the beach every Sunday. a. to go b. going c. go
3. Let’s ( watch ) some action movies.
3. I’d be happy with that. a. helping b. to help c. help
4. It’s important (know) your rights and duties as a citizen.
5. I couldn’t help at the situation. a. laugh b. to laugh c. laughing
5. Young people should avoid ( take) any drugs.
6. We watched their baby _ with the kittens. a. to play b. play c. playing
6. I’m tired of (repeat) this to you every time I see you.
7. This sentence sounds really hard . a. to read b. read c. reading
7. It’s become hard (start) a family in Morocco these days.
8. Today, we’re going to practice . a. singing b. to sing c. sing
8. This knife isfor (peel) potatoes.
9. You should about it one more time. a. thinking b. think c. to think
9. You must ( turn ) your cellphone off before class starts.
10. I think you should _ your grandparents. a. to call b. call c. calling
10. We decided (terminate) his contract.
11. He pretended sick so as to skip work. a. being b. be c. to be 11. I don’t think I can afford ( buy) that expensive car.
12. I don’t know what after this incident. a. say b. saying c. to say 12. We really enjoyed ( review ) those movies.
13. Finish up your lunch before out ! a. to go b. going c. g o 13. I helped the detective ( find ) the killer.
14. I look forward to them at the airport. a. meeting b. meet c. to meet 14. ( play ) video games is my favorite thing to do.
15. Let’s to the movies sometime later. a. go b. to go c. going 15. This place is really worth ( visit) .
16. You’ll save money by not it all on drugs. a. spend b. to spend c. spending 16. I think you forgot ( turn) the lights off.
17. is my favorite hobby, especially at night. a. to sing b. singing c. sing 17. ( drive ) a Ferrari is a dream of mine.
18. is everyone’s dream, undoubtedly. a. fly b. flying c. to fly 18. Sorry, but you can’t enter the building without ( sign ) your name.

D. PERSONALIZED ACTIVITITY: FINISH THE SENTENCES BELLOW AS INSTRUCTED.

C. GIVE THE CORRECT FORM TO THE VERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS :
USE GERUNDS, INFINITIVES, OR BARE INFINITIVES APPROPRIATELY :

Ali is a University student now. He has always wanted ( study) 1 history , but 1. Things you usually do :
he is a lazy student who usually avoids ( work) 2 on school assignments. One - I try to please everyone even though it’s a hard thing to do most of the time.
day, his history teacher gave out an assignment that was due in two weeks, but Ali was tired and - I forget ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
didn’t feel like (write) 3 anything. So, he decided ( postpone) 4 it - I avoid ……………………………………………………………..………………………………………………
till the following week. However, he only remembered it the night before it was due. So, he rushed 2. Things you like / dislike:
to the library and tried (read) 5 as much as possible on the topic, but there - I like ………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………
wasn’t enough time. Ali thought about (ask) 6 for more time, but he knew it - I love ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
would be hard (convince) 7 his teacher. So, he finally decided (cheat) 8 - I’m for ……………………………………………………………….……………………………………………
. He planned (copy ) 9 his paper from somewhere else and - I hate ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
chose ( do ) 11 that by ( surf ) 12 the Internet. There, he found an old - I’m tired of ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
article on the same topic. He typed it out and submitted it in the morning. A week later, however, - I’m against ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Ali was surprised ( see) 13 the angry teacher ( approach) 14 him. 3. Your future plans:
“ Is this your own work, Ali, or did you copy it from somewhere?” The teacher wanted (know) - I plan ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
15 . Ali denied (copy) 16 the paper. “If you expect me to believe you, - I want …………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………
you must (think) 17 I’m very stupid, then !” His teacher added. “ Every word is
- I’m thinking about ………………………..…………………………………………………………………
taken from an article I wrote five years ago myself ! I think you forgot (check) 4. Your resolutions for the new school year:
18 the author’s name … or did you really think I wouldn’t remember (write) - I should …………………………………………………..………………………………………………………
19 it ? Cheating is a bad habit that will (take) 20 _ you no where
- I must …………………………………..…………………………………………………………………………
in life. (succeed ) 21 takes three things : Honesty , determination, and integrity.”
- I’ll …………………………………..………………….……………………………………………………………