GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

GERUNDS: VERB+ING INFINITIVES: TO+VERB

1.- Swimming is the best sport.

2.- I avoid eating fatty food
3.- Our goal is to pass English V

I advise studying every day

He dislikes drinking alcohol
She tolerates working hard
The teacher is excited about teaching English
SENTENCES WITH GERUNDS

SUBJECT + KEY VERB + BASE OF THE VERB + ING + COMPLEMENT

I admit dancing is good for our health

You consider sleeping is a good exercise
She finishes doing her homework
We participate in painting the room

SENTENCES WITH INFINITIVES

SUBJECT + KEY VERB + TO + BASE OF THE VERB + COMPLEMENT

I decide to take vacational classes

They hope to pass the class
You wish to travel around the world

SUBJECT + KEY VERB + OBJECT + TO + BASE OF THE VERB + COMPLEMENT

I advise my sister to come early
You remind your mother to take the medicine
I agree to have more vacations
We need to sleep more time
They expect to get extra points

I allow to my students to work with the cellphones

You invite your family to have a picknick

You forget to bring the HW

You forget bringing the HW

We regret to argue with our sister

We regret arguing with our sister
Active voice = Doer Passive voice = The receiver

A: Mi papa lava el carro

P: El carro es lavado por mi papá

He ordered us to leave the office

The teacher encourages the students to participate in classes
You order to my brother to clean the house
We permit our girlfriends to check our cellphones
They persuade their friends to pay the bills. Do They persuade their friends to pay the
bills?
He allows his brother to watch TV
She instructed her friends to buy a new computer

He ordered us not to leave the office.

The teacher encourages the students NOT to participate in classes
You order to my brother NOT to clean the house
We permit our girlfriends NOT to check our cellphones