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Gerund and Infinitive

Gerund and Infinitive. Verbs followed by infinitive only. agree                    decide                   hope                     order                     promise allow                     demand                 instruct                 permit                   refuse

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Gerund and Infinitive

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  1. Gerund and Infinitive

  2. Verbs followedbyinfinitiveonly • agree                    decide                   hope                     order                     promise • allow                     demand                 instruct                 permit                   refuse • appear                  encourage              invite                     persuade               remind • arrange                 fail                         learn                     plan                      seem • askforbid                    manage                 prepareswear • choose                  force                     offerpretend                  warn

  3. Verbs followedbygerundonly • admit                    enjoy                     forgive                   mind                      risk • consider                escape                  imagine                 miss                      suggest • delayexcuseinsistpractiseunderstand • dislike                   finish                     keepprevent

  4. Expressionsfollowedbyinvinitve. • be about                                   make up one's mind                  turn out • do one's best                            set out                                    

  5. Expressionsfollowedbygerund. • beagainstcan'thelplookforward to • beinterested in                         careforit's no use/good • can't stand                                give up                                     it'sworth

  6. Verbs followedbyinfinitive and gerundWiththesamemeaning • begin                     can't bear               allow                     recommend            it requires • start                      intendpermititneedsitwants • continue                advise

  7. Theverbsthathave a different meaningwithinfinitiveorgerund. • Remember • I rememberwatchingthematch. It was fantastic. Weusegerund to talk aboutearlieractions. • I remembered to watchthematch.And so I sat down and switched on the TV. The infinitive is used to talk about following actions. • Try • I tried calling him because I needed to test my new mobile phone. I made an experimentwithmy mobile. • I tried to callhimbecause I needed to meethim. I made an attempt to get in touchwithhim.

  8. Love/like/hate/prefer • In theconditionaltensetheseverbsareusedwiththeinfinitive. • I'dlike to drive. I'dlove to drive. I'dhate to drive. I'dprefer to drive. • In othertensestheyareusedwithinfinitivesorgerunds, butbothformshave a slightly different meaning. • I likedriving. I lovedriving. I hatedriving. I preferdriving. • I like to drive. I love to drive. I hate to drive. I prefer to drive

  9. Compare: • I like going to the cinema. (I enjoy it.) • I like to go to the dentist twice a year. (I don't enjoy it, but I go there, because it is good for my health.) • I hate ironing. (It is my least favourite activity. I never enjoy it.) • I hate to iron on Sundays. (I don't mind ironing, but not on Sundays.) • Go on • After dinner he went on showingus his photos. • The gerund is used when we want to say that a previous activity continues. • He gave us a lecture on the Greek history. And then he went on to showus his photosfromGreece.          

  10. Stop • I stopped smoking. This means that I do not smoke anymore. • I stopped to smoke. I made a pause to have a cigarette. • Mean • I didn't mean to hurt you. I say that I didn't do it on purpose. • We can go to Spain. But it means spending more money. In this sentence we describe the consequences.

  11. I'msorry • I'msorryfortellingyou.I apologize for a previuous action. • I'msorry to tellyouthatyourflight will bedelayed. I apologizeforsomethingthat will happen.

  12. The infinitiv is used when we want to describe an activity that follows a previous action and is somehow connected to it.

  13. Learnitby HEART! • Go home and cry...

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