Gerunds & Infinitives

I’m so happy to see you!

How was your trip? It was ok. I got
bored sitting in a
crowded airplane.
 Gerunds and infinitives can serve
as the object in a sentence.

I’m so happy to see you!

How was your trip? It was ok. I got
bored sitting in a
crowded airplane.

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Gerunds and infinitives have similarities.

Gerunds and infinitives function as nouns.

All verbs, except modal auxiliaries,

have gerund and infinitive forms.

A gerund can be one word: working

A gerund can be part of a longer phrase:
working as a professor

An infinitive can be two words: to find

An infinitive can be part of a longer phrase:
to find a new job
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Gerunds and infinitives have similarities.
Gerunds and infinitives can both be subjects.

Working teaches you responsibility.

Swimming is their favorite sport.

To work hard is important.

To swim every day is my goal.

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Gerunds and infinitives have differences.
Gerunds and infinitives follow particular verbs.

Gerunds follow
appreciate avoid quit
discuss dislike stop
enjoy finish go

They appreciated working with you.

We enjoy being at your house.
You love going fishing with your kids.

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Gerunds and infinitives have differences.
Gerunds and infinitives follow particular verbs.

Infinitives follow
agree decide
hope plan

They agreed to work with us.

We decided to buy a new house.
I hope to pass this exam.

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Gerunds are never followed by infinitives.

They appreciate to work with you.

Infinitives are never followed by gerunds.

We decide buying a new house.

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 Some verbs can be followed by both
gerunds and infinitives.

Verbs
attempt begin forget hate like
love remember start stop try

They like working at the mall.

They like to work at the mall.

I hate being in a tall building.

I hate to be in a tall building.
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 Some verbs can be followed by both gerunds
and infinitives. The meaning sometimes changes.
Let’s walk home.
Do you want to No, I’ve been eating
stop to buy ice too many sweets. I
cream? want to stop buying
ice cream.

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Some verbs can be followed by both gerunds
and infinitives. The meaning sometimes changes.

After she left, she remembered to say goodbye.

She didn’t forget to say goodbye.

After she left, she remembered saying goodbye.

She has the memory of the goodbye she said.

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Gerunds and infinitives have differences.
Gerunds can follow prepositions.

She succeeded by studying many hours.

You shouldn’t be afraid of making mistakes.
Without saying goodbye, they left.

Without to say goodbye, they left.

Infinitives never follow prepositions.

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 Gerunds and infinitives have differences.
Infinitives can follow certain nouns.

You have the ability to become a teacher.

I don’t have time to answer your question now.
I wish to get a medical degree.

Gerunds don’t follow nouns directly.

I don’t have time answering your question now.

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 Gerunds & Infinitives
Click on the correct verb form.

to hear hearing
incorrect correct
I would appreciate _______ fromyou.
hearing from you.

Gerunds follow the verb appreciate.

Infinitives don’t.

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 Gerunds & Infinitives

Click on the correct verb to complete the sentence.

to play playing
correct correct
I like
like to play basketball.
________ basketball.
I like playing basketball.

Gerunds and infinitives can follow the verb like.

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 Gerunds & Infinitives

Click on the correct sentences.

I enjoy to talk with you. incorrect

I enjoy talking with you. correct

I plan to attend medical school. correct

I have time talking to you now. incorrect

I have time to talk to you now. correct

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Created by Laurette Poulos Simmons

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