INFINITIVES & GERUNDS

UNIT 8B
DO YOU REMEMBER THE FOUR USES OF
INFINITIVE?
• AFTER A VERB (VERB • I want to talk to you.
PATTERNS) • I need to drink some water.
• I would like to live abroad.
• I phoned my parents to tell
them the good news.
• MEANING “PARA” • It hasn’t been easy to find
a job in Spain recently.
• It’s amazing to see whales
• WITH THE in the sea.
EXPRESSION: IT + • I can’t decide what to do.
IS/WAS/WILL BE… +
ADJECTIVE + TO + INF • She never knows how to do
it.
• AFTER A QUESTION
WORD: WHAT, HOW,
WHERE, WHO + TO
 AND THE THREE
USES OF GERUND?
• AFTER A VERB (VERB • I enjoy watching horror
PATTERNS) films.
• I hate not finding a
parking space.
• AFTER A PREPOSITION • I’m talking about
studying new
alternatives.
• Studying a foreign
• WORKING AS A
language is good for your
SUBJECT OR OBJECT
OF A SENTENCE brain.
• Happiness is not waking
up early at weekends.
• AFTER THE AUXILIARY VERBS ‘DO’, ‘DOES’ & ‘DID’
• I didn’t want to call her.
• She doesn’t live here.
• Do you smoke?

• AFTER MODAL VERBS

• I can’t talk to you now.
• Will you come to the party?
• When would you come?
• You shouldn’t go to bed late tonight.
NEW PATTERNS!!
 DON’T FORGET!

• THE NEGATIVE FORM OF INFINITIVES AND

GERUNDS IS
NOT
• To be or not to be!
• Not sleeping is bad your your health.
• Try not to talk when you are drinking.
• You should not arrive late.
• I told her not to call me again.
• The documentary made me not want to eat meat again!
 USE INFINITIVES OR GERUNDS (1)
1. I feel like (sing) __________! I’m so happy!
2. (Swim) _________ is the most complete exercise you can
do. But after (swim) _______, don’t forget (dry) _________
your hair or you will (catch) ________ a cold.
3. My sister missed (talk) _____ to me when I moved out.
4. Mark wants you (phone) __________ as soon as you get
home tonight.
5. She pretended (not / listen) ____________ but she wanted
(know) _________ what we were talking about.
6. John’s parents didn’t let him (go) ______ to my birthday
party, but I’ll go on (invite)_____ him.
7. Carol gave up (smoke) ______ after the accident. Now, she
refuses (go) ______ to places where people smoke.
 USE INFINITIVES OR GERUNDS (2)
1. She came (talk) _________ to John about (buy) _____ a
new car for the company.
2. One of my favourite songs by The Beatles is ‘Let it (be)
_________’.
3. It’s important (be) _______ careful. Try (not / breathe)
________ under the water.
4. Marge promised (not/tell) ______ lies again and I think she
has stopped (tell) ______ them.
5. Sean plans (live) ______ abroad if his parents don’t make
him (work) ______ in the family business.
6. Did you start (study) _______ for your final exams? It’s better
(start) _______ as soon as possible.
7. I don’t know when (talk) ________ to him. Can you (help)
____ me?
 KEYS (1)
1. I feel like (sing) SINGING! I’m so happy!
2. (Swim) SWIMMING is the most complete exercise you can
do. But after (swim) SWIMMING, don’t forget (dry) TO DRY
your hair or you will (catch) CATCH a cold.
3. My sister missed (talk) TALKING to me when I moved out.
4. Mark wants you (phone) TO PHONE as soon as you get
home tonight.
5. She pretended (not / listen) NOT TO LISTEN but she
wanted (know) TO KNOW what we were talking about.
6. John’s parents didn’t let him (go) GO to my birthday party,
but I’ll go on (invite) INVITING him.
7. Carol gave up (smoke) SMOKING after the accident. Now,
she refuses (go) TO GO to places where people smoke.
 KEYS (2)

1. She came (talk) TO TALK to John about (buy) BUYING a

new car for the company.
2. One of my favourite songs by The Beatles is ‘Let it (be) BE’.
3. It’s important (be) TO BE careful. Try (not / breathe) NOT TO
BREATHE under the water.
4. Marge promised (not/tell) NOT TO TELL lies again and I
think she has stopped (tell) TELLING them.
5. Sean plans (live) TO LIVE abroad if his parents don’t make
him (work) WORK in the family business.
6. Did you start (study) STUDYING for your final exams? It’s
better (start) TO START as soon as possible.
7. I don’t know when (talk) TO TALK to him. Can you (help)
HELP me?