Gerunds and infinitives

WE USE THEM ALWAYS AFTER ANOTHER VERB

WHICH IN SPANISH IS NOT CONJUGATED (BARE INFINITIVE)
 Use an infinitive (to + verb)
1. After some verbs: agree, be sure, choose, decide, expect, hope, learn, hope, need, plan, seem, want, wish, would like.

I agree to choose the movie

You need to be sure of your desition.
Be sure to ask questions correctly.
I choose to be happy.
She decided to go forward. She didn’t decide to go forward.She will decide to go forward.
You will expect to do too much.
I hope to succeed in my career.
We learn to speak languages by practicing.
They planned to build the house in two years, and it took them 3 years.
It seems to make a video.
I want to talk about it.
She wishes to buy a smoothie.
He would like to travel to Paris.
Use an infinitive (to + verb),
2. after adjectives.

Important, beautiful, tall, red, circled, etc.

It is important to speak to her.
It is beautiful to give flowers.
It would be nice to meet your parents.
Use an infinitive (to + verb),
3. after questions words. What, when, where, who, etc.

I don’t know where to go or what to do.

Use an infinitive (to + verb),
4. To explain why you do something.
-Why did you go to the party?
-To meet new people.
I went to the party to meet new people.

-What is that for? (printer)

To print pages.
Use a gerund (verb / ing)
1. As a subject or object of a sentence.
Eating out of you time is not good to keep track on your weight.
My idea of happiness is getting up late.

Breathing is a blessing from God.

Taking piano clases will be a good idea.
Playing guitar is cool.

I am happy working.
Use a gerund (verb / ing)
2. After some verbs. Avoid, discuss, dislike, don’t mind,
enjoy, feel like, quit, practice, suggest.
I avoided cooking cookies.
They will discuss thinking about it.
She dislike doing homework.
He doesn’t mind singing on the Street.
We enjoyed watching the movie.
I feel like falling down.
The goverment suggest making better your job.
I quit working last week. I quit smoking.
The group will practice talking English.
Use a gerund (verb / ing)
3. After prepositions.
-I´ll go on practicing for as long as I can.
-My mother is very bad at remembering names.
-He left without saying anything.