INTERESTING FACTS

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

GERUNDS AS SUBJECTS OF THE SENTENCES
These are some opinions of professional people in the
society. They always say that Eating lots of
vegetables is important for good health but eating
junk food is very bad for your health. Opinions about
parking lots are different too. Looking for a parking
lot in the morning or holidays is almost impossible.
Looking for parking lots is a big headache. So
walking is better. Walking gives you a lot of energy
in the morning. Walking is a great way to get some
exercise. About water, the opinions are different too.
Drinking water helps you lose weight, but many
people hate drinking water. Sleeping also is very
good for a great life. Did you know that cats for
example sleep for two-thirds of their lives? Sleeping
is an activity that all animals do after all. Watching
TV on the other hand is very bad for your eyes and
your brain. Watching TV makes your brain lazy.
Reading books, magazines can help you learn
English, because reading makes the brain connect
ideas, and it makes the brain active. Learning is
fascinating too.

Like the famous people give an opinion

about the following topics.
Reading . . . . . . . . .
Chatting on line. . . . . . . . .
Eating junk food. . . . . . . . .
Finding information on line . . . . . . .
Playing video games . . . . . . . . .
Sending e-mails. . . . . . . . .
Smoking . . . . . . . . .
Having a boyfriend or girlfriend . . . . .
.
Sleeping . . . . . . . . .
Doing exercises . . . . . . . . .
Driving a car . . . . . . .
Chatting on line with friends . . . . .

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES AS OBJECTS IN A SENTENSE (FIRST GROUP)

 Verbs that use Gerunds Verbs that use Infinitives

Admit Appreciate Celebrate Afford Arrange Can’t wait

Advise Avoid Consider Agree Ask Choose
Allow Can’t help Detest Appear Can’t afford Decide

1. Eat Our teacher doesn’t admit ______________ in class, so we avoid _______ in class.

2. Play My mother advises _______________ sports in the afternoons. And we agree

______________ only in the afternoons.
3. Cook We are a big family. I can’t afford ______________ for everybody. So we arranged
_______________ two people at the same time.
4. Smoke My uncle can’t help ___________________. He smokes every hour. I consider
__________________ is very bad for you.
5. Win In Guatemala we celebrate _____________ a goal.

6. Speak The teacher asked the students ___________________ only in English in Class. He doesn’t
admit ________________ in Spanish.
7. Buy Some people can’t afford ________________ food in an expensive restaurant. So they
arrange __________________ it in a cheap restaurants.

CHRISTMAS IN GUATEMALA (9 mistakes)

My friends and family celebrate Christmas every year. They can’t help to eat tamales on that day. They always
arrange having a big party even though they don’t have money. I agree to celebrate Christmas. I think it’s an
important date to join the family. On December 24th parents allow their children to burn fireworks. They Agree
to burn fireworks that day. I personally admit to burn fireworks in my patio. But I advise being careful with
those things. My brother on the other hand avoids to burn fireworks in his patio. He appears to disagree with the
idea. His wife asked him to permit the children to burn fireworks, but he considerers to burn fireworks is
dangerous and it pollutes the environment. I think it is not true. The real reason is that he can’t afford buying
his children some fireworks. That is why he invented those excuses. Well in my village, the majority of the
people can afford to buy fireworks for their children. Also they afford buying a Christmas gift. They appreciate
to get and opening gifts at midnight. Well Christmas is an amazing date. Many people celebrate drinking, beers,
others having a party or traveling around the country.
Answer the questions ORALLY (THEN IN YOUR NOTEBOOKS)

What can’t they help?. . . . . . . . . What does the brother avoid? . . . . . . .

What do they arrange? . . . . . . . . . What does he consider? . . . . . . .
What do you agree? . . . . . . . . . What can’t he afford? . . . . . . .
What do the parents allow? . . . . . . . . . What do the people appreciate at midnight? . . . . . . .
What do you admit and advise? . . . . . . . . . How do the people celebrate Christmas? . . . . . . .
GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES AS OBJECTS IN A SENTENSE (SECOND GROUP)

Verbs that use Gerunds Verbs that use Infinitives

Detest Support Forgive Expect Hope Manage
Dislike Feel like Give up Help Intend Need
Enjoy Finish Go Hesitate Learn Offer
1 I detest people ________________ (talk) and ________________ (use) bad words. I think
it’s because in my house my mom dislikes ________________ (speak) bad words. She
goes to church. So she chooses ________________ (speak) decent words.
2 The children enjoy ________________ (play) and having fun. They feel like
________________ (laugh) and ________________ (run) are ways to have fun. I guess
am a child. So I hope ________________ (have) fun in my classes. I expect
________________ (do)something interesting.
3 I love my mom. I help her ________________ (do) many chores. She enjoys
________________ (work) with me. Sometimes I hesitate ________________ (do)
somethings. So I ask her ________________ (explain) me, and She explains
________________ (teach) and ________________ (do) the things.
4 The president of Guatemala is a little dishonest. He intends ________________ (do) a
good job. But he chooses ________________ (do) the things differently. And he is a little
bad tempered too. He discusses ________________ (shout) and ________________
(raise) his voice. He decides ________________ (be) like that. God bless him anyway.
5 I always finish ________________ (do) my homework on time. I dislike
________________ (finish) late. I hope ________________ (do) all the things like that
 this year

SHAKIRA DISLIKES
ARJONA
CHILDREN
ENJOYS
DETEST
TO DO
THE TEENS FINISHED
TEACHERS EXPECT US
PETER
THE
HESITATED

GIVE UP
DOIN HOMEWORK
PLAYERS
JESUS OFFERED
PEOPLE
MY MOM
INTEND
FORGIVES G
GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES AS OBJECTS IN A SENTENSE (THIRD GROUP)

Verbs that use Gerunds Verbs that use Infinitives

Imagine Permit Quit Plan Promise Want

Keep Practice Recommend Prepare Refuse Wish
Miss Prevent Report Pretend Swear Would like

Trump pretends to be a king.

My friends Give up Eating chilies.
Messi Plans to have another child.
Neymar Imagines Playing for Real Madrid.
Jesus Keeps Loving all the people.
Peter swears to love her for ever.
My mom Wishes To help everybody.
Josué recommends Working harder this unit.
Megan Misses Hanging out with friends.
Jennifer Practices Speaking English every day.
I am Prepared To begin learning new things.
My friend quit Quit Playing basketball last year.
1. What does your mother imagine? 7. What do your parents permit?
2. What do you practice? 8. What would you like?
3. What do you pretend? 9. What do you quit?
4. What do you miss? 10. What do you plan in the future?
5. What things do you keep (do)? 11. What do you prevent?
6. What do you swear? 12. What do you refuse?

We __ working We ____ to work

Imagine Pretend Promise
Keep Permit Refuse
Miss Practice Swear
Plan Prevent Wish
Prepare Quit Would like
Recommend Report Want
ALL THE FAMOUS PEOPLE ARE INTERESTING FOR EXAMPLE:

Arjona promises Lionel Messi refuses

The students wish Ronaldo recommends

Neymar doesn’t quit Shakira swears

The students Would like Don Ramón supports

Chavo del 8 Prevents He also wishes

Piqué suggests He sometimes understands

Jimmy Morales Reports He swears