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Making polite requests

Making polite requests . I don’t mind + gerund Would you mind + gerund. What is the difference?. I stopped smoking. I stopped to smoke. I remembered locking the door. I remembered to lock the door. What is the subject? What is the verb?. I’d like to repaint the kitchen

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Making polite requests

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  1. Making polite requests • I don’t mind + gerund • Would you mind + gerund

  2. What is the difference? • I stopped smoking. • I stopped to smoke. • I remembered locking the door. • I remembered to lock the door.

  3. What is the subject? What is the verb? • I’d like to repaint the kitchen • I don’t mind repainting it.

  4. Gerunds & Infinitives

  5. Gerunds and infinitives • Come from verbs • paint  painting (gerund) • paint  to paint (infinitive) • Function as nouns • She enjoys painting. (direct object—what?) • He wants to paint the kitchen.

  6. Don’t get confused… • 3 kinds of –ing words • Gerunds (I like swimming.) • Present Progressive Verbs (I am swimming.) • Adjectives (The trip was relaxing.)

  7. Use gerunds after these verbs… • avoid • discuss • dislike • don’t mind • enjoy • feel like • practice • quit • suggest

  8. Use infinitives after these verbs… • agree • be sure • choose • decide • expect • hope • learn • need • plan • seem • want • wish • would like

  9. Use either a gerund or infinitive after these verbs… • begin • can’t stand • continue • hate • like • love • prefer • start

  10. In which does the infinitive follow the object of the verb?In which does the infinitive directly follow the verb? • He wanted to be on the show. • The producer wanted him to win.

  11. All verbs except modal auxiliaries have infinitive forms • * must to • *should to • *can, could, may, might, will, would + to

  12. Affirmative/Negative Infinitives • He agreed to leave. • He agreed to speak slowly. • He agreed to help me. • He agreed not to leave. • He agreed not to speak slowly. • He agreed not to bother me.

  13. Infinitives After Verbs • I learned to cook when I was five. • I love to swim. • I hope to win the match. • I promise to try hard

  14. Infinitives following the object of the verb • He taught me to play tennis. • I wanted him to cook me a chicken. • I need you to explain the problem. • I waited for you to show up.

  15. (In order +) Infinitive • I practiced (in order) to win. • He worked hard (in order) to earn money. • In order to win, I practiced. • In order to earn money, he worked hard.

  16. Infinitives Follow verbs in these three patterns • Verb + Infinitive • Agree, continue, hate, learn, wait, begin, decide, hope, plan • Verb + Object + Infinitive • Advise, cause, order, teach, allow, invite, remind, tell • Verb + (object) + Infinitive • Ask, expect, need, promise, prefer, choose, help, pay, want

  17. It Subject…+ Infinitive • An infinitive can function as the subject of a sentence. • To lie is wrong. (VERY UNCOMMON!!) • It is more common to begin the sentence with IT and use the infinitive at the end of the sentence. • It is wrong to lie. • It is followed by a limited group of verbs • Be, cost, seem, take

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