VERB FORMS GERUND OR INFINITIVE A Grammar Lesson

Gerund (ing) or Infinitive (V 1) • When one verb follows another we usually use either Gerund (VERB+ING) or the Infinitive (to V 1) • I enjoy travelling around the world. • I enjoyed watching the movie. • I decided to travel around the world. • I think she will decide to study in the UK.

Verb Forms

Verb Forms – Exercise 1 ……… + Gerund (V+ing) ……… + to + Infinitive (V 1)

Verb Forms – Exercise 1 ……… + V+ing ……… + to V 1 • Enjoy • Decide • 1, no use / no point • 1, use • 2, about • 2, refuse • 3, can’t stand • 3, look forward • 4, worth • 4, expect • 5, by • 5, manage • 6, put off • 6, plan • 7, find

Verb Forms – Exercise 1 Answers ……… + Gerund (V+ing) ……… + to + infinitive (V 1) • enjoy • decide • don’t mind • refuse • admit • promise • keep • afford • interested in • threaten • imagine • agree

• start / begin • Want /would like • stop / give up / quit / finish • promise • enjoy / like / love • hope • hate / can’t stand • plan • Keep • expect • put off • decide • interested in • • by refuse • risk • manage • deny • a good idea • practice • learn • consider • threaten • suggest • afford • Regret • offer • admit • agree • Avoid • Deserve • Imagine • allowt +v 1 • not mindook forward to ……… + V+ing ……… + to V 1

Understanding the Vocabulary VOCAB MEANINGs • accuse • To speak or act aggressively to someone • admit • To feel bad about doing something • deny • To think carefully about something • suggest • To believe/think the same as another person. • regret • avoid • To give some useful ideas to someone. • To stay away from something/someone. • agree • To blame someone for something bad • threaten • To argue that you didn’t do anything bad. • consider • To accept that you did something bad

1 - Likes & Dislikes + Gerund Some Rules to help (V+ing) • Like love Prefer • Dislike can’t stand Hate enjoy • I enjoy playing golf but I can’t stand watching it on TV. 2 - Beginnings and endings + Gerund (V+ing) • Start begin • Stop finish quit • I will start learning Japanese once I’ve finished studying Chinese 3 - Before, after, while + Gerund (V+ing)

Gerund or Infinitive

Gerund and Infinitive

Verbs that can work with both infinitives & gerunds Some verbs can be used with both infinitives and gerunds but the meanings are different • Try • Remember • Forget • Stop • Regret

Verbs that can work with both infinitives & gerunds Some verbs can be used with both infinitives and gerunds but the meanings are different. Try • I tried to lift that heavy stone (past or future) • Try using a different computer (suggestion for right now) Remember • Please remember to go to the bank for me. (suggestion for future) • I remember going to the bank with my passport. (past event)

Remember - forget • Don’t …………. . . (buy) some stamps. • I won’t ……. . (meet) Lady Gaga last year.

• Quick Game – work in groups 1, decide (infinitive) • 2, enjoy (gerund) • 3, plan (infinitive) • 4, practice (gerund) • 5, hope i • 6, hate g • 7, i • 8, g • 9, i • 10, g • 11, i • 12, g • 13, i

Spelling – Test on Friday • risk • expect • deny • decide • practice • consider • suggest • refuse • manage • threaten • afford • regret • offer • admit • agree • avoid • deserve • imagine • not mind • allow