Elisa Rivera Enriquez 8°A

Gerunds and infinitives

How do we get them?

Gerunds
After certain verbs, the second verb is in GERUND.
Verb + ING Write - Writing
Play - Playing Mop - Mopping

Infinitive
After certain verbs, the second verb is in INFINITIVE
To + Verb Simple To write
To play To mop

Chart Of Gerunds
After the first verbs we need the gerund of the second verbs
Admit Complete Miss
Advise Consider Permite
Appreciate Delay Postpone
Avoid Deny Practice
Can’t help Detest Quit
Dislike Enjoy Recall
Escape Excuse Report
Finish Forbid Resent
Get Have Resist
Imagine Mind Risk
Spend (time) Suggest Tolerate
Waste (time) Can’t stand

I can’t help laughing at my dad’s jokes. He’s so funny. (laugh)

Merce doesn’t mind doing the dishes. (do)
My brother suggested giving my mom a pandora bracelet. (give)
Chart of infinitives
After these verbs, you need the infinitive of the second verb
Agree Aim Appear Arrange
Ask Attempt Be able Begin
Continue Dare Decide Deserve
Dislike Expect Fail Forget
Get Happen Have Hesitate
Hope Hurry Intend Leave
Like Love Mean Neglect
Offer Plan Prefer Promise
Propose Refuse Remember Sasy
Start Stop Swear Threaten
Try Use Wait Want
Wish Would like

Miss Lulú agreed to help us with the video. (help)

Cami expected to have a big celebration but it was canceled due to the coronavirus.
(have)
Lupita promised to be on time for the class. (be)

Examples
Some Verbs can be Followed by either gerunds or infinitives without difference in
meaning
Like Hate Prefer
Love Start Begin

Majo likes making her bed

Majo likes to make her bed

To copy in your notebooks

1. I miss __seeing__ (see) my friends.
2. Julia wants __to cook__ (cook) some pizza for dinner.
3. Cons would like __to hang__ (hang) out with her friends.
4. Maria can’t stand __waiting__ (wait) for people.
5. Majo expects __to learn__ (learn) some French before her trip to Paris