INSTITUCION EDUCATIVA "JUAN IGNACIO ORTIZ" SAN JOSE DE ALBAN - NARIÑO

PROFESOR: JAIME MORENO BUSTOS. AREA: INGLES

TEMA: GERUNDIO VS INFINITIVO TALLER # 8
STUDENT: ____________________________ GRADO: 10-1; 10-2; 10-3; 10-4
CORREO ELECETRONICO: jayme151724@gmail.com
INICIO DE ACTIVIDAD: 11 DE SEPTIEMBRE FECHA DE ENTREGA: 9 DE OCTUBRE

A GERUND is a verb in its -ING form, used as a noun. For example: eating, writing, drinking, seeing.
GERUNDS are used: as the subject of a sentence. (Los gerundios se usan como sujeto de una oración.)

1. SMOKING is bad for your health : Fumar es malo para tu salud.

SMILING is better than CRYING : Reir es mejor que llorar
SWIMMING is better than RUNNING: Nadar es mejor que correr.
SINGING is more difficult than DANCING : Cantar es más difícil que bailar.

2. After some verbs, such as: LIKE, LOVE, HATE, ENJOY, QUIT, SUGGEST, DISLIKE, DENY….

a) a) I like cooking. b) They enjoy playing soccer. c) He hates drinking beer.

3. After prepositions: I'm interested in buying a new car.

4. THE INFINITIVE FORM OF THE VERB is the original verb. It can be with or without "to".
For example: (to) go, (to)write, (to)swim.

The Infinitive form is used: After some verbs, such as: agree, arrange, ask, promise, decide, afford.

a) I agreed to do the work this afternoon. a) Jenny arranged to see the doctor.
b) They decided to get married soon.

5. To show the reason why you did something. a) Henry went to the bank to pay a bill.

6. After adjectives. It's nice to see you again. a) I'm pleased to meet you.

7. Some verbs can be followed by a gerund or infinitive with NO CHANGE in meaning.

For example: start, begin, hate, like, prefer, continue.
I started to play chess = I started playing chess.
We begin to run fast. = We begin running fast.

8. Some verbs can be followed by a gerund or an infinitive, but there is a change in meaning.
For example: try, remember, stop
a) They tried to play the soccer game. c) They tried playing the soccer game.
b) You remember to do the exercises. d) You remember doing the exercises.

CHART OF VERBS WITH "ING" AND "TO".

ADMIT -ing choose -to expect -to imagine -ing pretend -to
ADVISE -to consider -ing fall -to learn -to promise -ing
AFFORD -to decide -to fancy -ing like -ing recommend -ing
AGREE -to demand -to feel like -ing love -ing refuse -to
APPEAR -to deny -ing finish -ing manage -to reject -ing
ARRANGE -to deserve -to give up -ing mean -ing risk -ing
ASK -to dislike -ing keep -ing miss -ing seem -to
AVOID -ing don´t mind -ing help -to offer -to stop -ing
CAN´T STAND -ing enjoy -ing hope -to plan -ing suggest -ing
TRY -to wait -to invite -to practice - ing tend -ing
BEGIN -to go -ing hate -ing would like -to want -to
 COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES BELOW WITH THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS: GERUND (ING) OR
INFINITIVE (TO). THEN TRANSLATE EACH ONE OF THE SENTENCES. USE THE CHART OF VERBS WITH -ING AND TO.

1. Learning a foreign languaje means ……………………………. (be) interested in another culture.

2. My friend is giving up ……………………….. (drink) at last.

3. Doctors recommend ………………………….. (sleep) eight hours a day.

4. We don't mind ………………………………(do) the washing up.

5. Father, can I go out ? I have already finished ……………………………(study) English.

6. Jenny hopes …………………………….. (become) a prestigious doctor one day.

7. Amparo is very angry. Johnny has phoned her four times but she refuses ………………………(speak) to him.

8. ……………………………..(swim) is better than running fast. And loving is better than hating.

9. The offender arrested by the police denied …………………………………. ((rob) the store. He said he had an alibi.

10. We admitted ……………………………………. (make) a serious mistake and apologised.

11. The teacher agreed ………………………………… (postpone) the Chemistry examination.

12. The student pretended ……………………………….( have ) a stomach ache and left school early.

13. It is necessary ………………………………….. (do) the guides carefully everyday .

14. Mary can't stand …………………………………… (wear) those awful glasses.

15. She promised her mother ……………………………………(be) back home at 11 pm.

16. Few people in the town can afford ………………………………. (buy) the trendiest smartphone today.

17. They chose ………………………………. (work) on Saturday instead of on Friday.

18. The men imagined ……………………………(win) the lottery to travel around the world.

19. Anna has planned ………………………………. (travel) to Barranquilla this Holy Week.

20. People shouldn't risk …………………………………(ride) a motorcycle without wearing a helmet.

21. After …………………………. (eat) lunch, my brother watches television in the living room.

22. You should avoid …………………………………(smoke) cigarette. It's too harmful to your body.

23. I really miss …………………………………..(chat) with you everyday.

24. The students suggested …………………………………(go) to San Andrés Islas on vacation.

25. If you try …………………………………(work) a bit harder. I am sure you will pass the test.

TEACHER: Jaime Moreno Bustos STUDENT: ………………………………………………….