GERUNDS AND

INFINITIVES

PART 1: GERUNDS
 GERUNDS-FORM

playing studying

giving

swimming collecting
ATTENTION!
• We usually use gerunds and infinitives whenever we
have two verbs.
• You have to pay attention to the principal verb (verb
1) so that you can decide whether to use –ing form or
to + verb on the following verb (verb 2).
Example:
I enjoy going to rock concerts.
I want to go to a rock concert.
1. We use –ing after verbs such as:

like
hate start
dislike Stop
can’t stand continue
mind remember
begin
look forward to forget
finish
enjoy avoid
quit
prefer can’t help
give up
fancy
practise
feel like
 GERUNDS-USE

•Collecting flowers is my hobby.

•I liked collecting flowers.

•I can’t stand listening to Banda music.

•Paco avoids eating pizza.

•We are looking forward to going to the beach

.
 GERUNDS-USE
2. As the subject or object of a sentence

• Collecting flowers is my hobby.

• Eating healthy food is important.
• Doing homework is mandatory in the class
 3. After prepositions
• They are interested in studying
archaeology.
• They dream of becoming
archaeologists.
• They are crazy about discovering
ancient cities.
• They are tired of digging in the
sand.
Other expressions: good at/ bad at/ keen on/ bored
with/ fed up with/ afraid of
 Examples
• I enjoy watching football on T.V.

• I hate travelling by coach.

• She started playing the guitar two

years ago.
 Examples
• He is trying to quit smoking.

• Do you remember building

sandcastles when we were kids?