Gerund & infinitive

 In English, if you want to follow a verb with another action, you

must use a gerund or infinitive. For example:

 We resumed talking. (gerund – verb + ing)

 I want to see a movie. (infinitive – to + base verb)
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A gerund is a verb form that ends in “-ing” and is used as a
noun; an infinitive is the base form of a verb preceded by “to”.
Gerunds and infinitives can function as the subject of a
sentence or the object of a verb.
 Running is a good exercise. (As a noun)
 I came to London to study English. (As an object)
 We use the bare infinitive (the infinitive without 'to'):
 After modal verbs - I can meet you at six o'clock
 After 'let', 'make' and (sometimes) 'help' - The teacher let us leave
early
 After some verbs of perception (see, watch, hear, notice, feel, sense)
- I watched her walk away
 After expressions with 'why' - why go out the night before an exam?