INFINITIVE OR GERUND

The Gerund The gerund has the same form as the present participle (BV+ing). It is a verb used as a noun and can be used ... As a subject of the sentence  : Ex. Smoking damages your health. As a complement  : Ex. I like surfing on the Web. After a preposition  : Ex. Are you interested in working for us? Ex. Pam is very good at typing letters. With the following verbs  : admit, avoid, consider, delay, deny, detest, dread, enjoy, envisage, fancy, feel like, finish, imagine, involve, keep, mind, miss, postpone, practise, recall, regret, resent, risk, stop, suggest (see below). Ex. It has stopped raining. Ex. I dread meeting the boss. To talk about a past fact or action (having done, having eaten, etc). Ex. Tom regretted having changed jobs. The Infinitive The infinitive should be used after the following verbs : afford, agree, aim, appear, arrange, ask, choose, consent, dare, decide, decline, demand, expect, fail, forget, hope, learn, manage, offer, plan, prepare, pretend, promise, refuse, seem, swear, tend, threaten, want, wish (see below). Ex. The acountant pretended to be working. Ex. The boss refused to give us a day off. After the following verbs, use a WH + Infinitive : ask, decide, explain, forget, know, remember, understand. Ex. He forgot what to say. Ex. Do you know how to play the piano? Ex. I don't know whether to tell him or not. Also show / tell / ask someone what / how / where to do something. Ex. Tell me how to do this exercise. I don't know what to do. The Past Infinitive (to have + past participle) and the Continuous Infinitive are used after appear, pretend, seem. Ex. Arnold seems to have enjoyed himself. Ex. Arnold seems to be enjoying himself. After Dare, one can use an Infinitive withi or without TO. Ex. He doesn't dare to ask for a raise. He doesn't dare ask for a raise. Use the Infinitive after Would Like. Ex. I would like to be my own boss. Infinitive or Gerund After some verbs, both infinitive and gerund are possible. After begin, can't bear, continue, intend, love, start. Ex. I can't bear getting up early. I can't bear to get up early. After like, the Gerund means like we indulge in something whereas the Infinitive means that it is right to do something (not necessarily pleasant) Ex. I like playing polo. Ex. I like to go to the dentist's twice a year. After stop, the infinitive and the gerund have different meanings. Ex. He has stopped smoking Ex. He stopped to look at the shop window. After Remember, the infinitive is turned to the future while the Gerund is turned to the past. Ex. Did you remember to feed the cat? Ex. Yes, I remember feeding the cat before leaving for work. Translations Verbe + infinitif Verbe + gérondif afford admit agree avoid aim consider appear delay arrange deny ask detest choose dread consent enjoy dare envisage decide fancy decline feel like demand finish expect imagine fail involve forget keep hope mind learn miss manage postpone offer practise plan recall prepare regret pretend resent promise risk refuse stop seem suggest swear   tend   threaten   want   wish

Activities (Print the document before doing the activities) Fill in the sentences with the infinitive or the gerund (1) Fill in the sentences with the infinitive or the gerund (2)