Gerunds &

Infinitives
 Story #1: Verb + Gerund or Infinitive?
to eat / eating
My friend Bernardo liked _________________ (eat) McDonald’s
hamburgers. But he had a problem. He was gaining weight.. He
to go
decided _________________ eating
(go) on a diet. He stopped _________________
To buy /buying
(eat) fast food and started _________________ (buy) more fruit and
vegetables. After a month, he had lost a few pounds. But he wanted
to lose
_________________ joining
(lose) more. I suggested _________________ (join) a
exercising
gym. Bernardo disliked _________________ (exercise), but he agreed
to try
_________________ (try) it. Now he exercises every day and he looks
losing
better. He’s looking forward to _________________ (lose) more weight.
 Story #2: Verb + Gerund or Infinitive?
cooking
My friend Bernardo enjoys __________ (cook). He also really likes
To__________ to lose
eat / eating (eat). But one month ago, his girlfriend told him __________

(lose) weight, so he decided __________to join a gym. In the beginning, it

to go
was difficult __________ to go
(go) regularly. He tried __________ (go) every
day, but sometimes he forgot __________ to go (go). Yesterday, he drank
exercising (exercise). He prefers __________
beer with me instead of __________ to drink / drinking
lifting (lift) weights, of course. His girlfriend
(drink) alcohol to __________
called him when we were at the pub. He stopped __________ drinking (drink)
to answer
his beer __________ (answer) the phone. He promised __________ to be (be)
home by 10 p.m. However, we kept __________ drinking(drink) until we ran out
of money.
 Story #3: Verb + Gerund or Infinitive?
Teresa’s boyfriend Bernardo is gaining weight. She wanted him __________to quit _________
eating
to start (start) healthily. A few weeks passed.
(to quit/eat) fast food. He agreed _________
to lose (lose) weight, but nothing changed. She
Teresa expected Bernardo _________
to suspect
noticed that sometimes he would smell like hamburgers. She started _________
to eat
(suspect) that he had broken his promise _________ (eat) well. One day, she followed
him home from work. She saw him pass by McDonalds, but then he stopped
walking to go
_________ (walk). He hesitated _________ (go) in, but he finally did. After a few
to follow
minutes, she decided _________ (follow) him in. She caught him _________eating
(eat) a Big
to wrestle
Mac. She attempted _________ (wrestle) it from him, but she couldn’t manage
to get to put
_________ (get) it out of his greasy hands. He tried _________ (push) her away, but he
accidentally hit her in the face. Naturally, she got angry. He said that he didn’t
to hit to scream/ screaming
mean _________ (hit) her, but she started ______________ (scream). They both got
to speak
kicked out of the restaurant. Now they refuse _________ (speak) to each other.
 Story #4: Verb + Gerund or Infinitive?
to lose
One month ago, my friend Bernardo decided _________________ (lose)
eating
some weight. He stopped _________________ (eat) chocolate, gave up
drinking
_________________ to eat
(drink) beer, and he refused _________________ (eat)
anything high in fat. This was difficult for him because he enjoyed
enjoying to drink / drinking
_________________ (eat) chocolate and he preferred _________________
(drink) beer to Diet Coke! Luckily, his girlfriend agreed _________________
to help to make
(help) him. She promised _________________ (make) him a lot of healthy
food, and she did. But after two months, he only managed
to (lose)
_________________ lose 3 pounds. Now, his girlfriend has suggested
joining
_________________ (join) a gym. Bernardo hates _________________
to exercise / exercising
(exercise), but he will try it.
 Story #5: Verb + Gerund or Infinitive?
to travel / traveling to travel / traveling
Bernardo loves __________________ (travel). He began __________________(travel) when
visinting (visit) new places every
he was a young child. He remembers _____________
visiting
Christmas and summer holiday. In particular, he’ll never forget _____________ (visit)
Hawaii in 2010. On the day he and his family were going to depart, there was a big
to get
snowstorm. His father tried _____________ (get) them to the airport, but the roads
sliding
were icy. The car kept _____________ (slide). In the airport parking lot, his father
stop
actually hit another car. He tried _____________ (stop) but he couldn’t. Finally, when
they got inside the airport, Bernardo realized that he had forgotten _____________
to pack to bring
(pack) clothes. He remembered _____________ (bring) his passport at least. So after
to buy
arriving in Honolulu, his family had to stop _____________ (buy) some clothes for
him. In the end, he had a great trip. He hopes that he never stops _____________
traveling
(travel).
Look at the questions below. Put them
in the correct form and then ask each
other the questions.
• What/you/look forward to/do/this weekend?
• What/you/regret/do?
• What/miss/eating/from/your/home country?
• What/you/detest/see?What/you/can’t

wait/do?
• What/you/would/like/avoid/do/this weekend?
• What/you/would/like/avoid/do/this weekend?
See you tomorrow!