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Gerunds and Infinitives

Gerunds and infinitives have different grammatical forms and uses in English. Gerunds are formed by adding "-ing" to a verb (e.g. "meet" becomes "meeting") and are used after some verbs like "suggest" and "enjoy". They are also used in expressions like "feel like" and as subjects of sentences about general actions. Infinitives are formed by adding "to" before the base verb form (e.g. "meet" becomes "to meet") and are used after verbs like "want" and "agree" or adjectives/adverbs like "happy". Some verbs can be followed by either a gerund or infinitive with a

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Gerunds and Infinitives

Gerunds and infinitives have different grammatical forms and uses in English. Gerunds are formed by adding "-ing" to a verb (e.g. "meet" becomes "meeting") and are used after some verbs like "suggest" and "enjoy". They are also used in expressions like "feel like" and as subjects of sentences about general actions. Infinitives are formed by adding "to" before the base verb form (e.g. "meet" becomes "to meet") and are used after verbs like "want" and "agree" or adjectives/adverbs like "happy". Some verbs can be followed by either a gerund or infinitive with a

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Gerunds and Infinitives

Form and Uses


Form
• Gerund: you add –ing to a verb:
– ie. Meet > Meeting

• Infinitive: you add “to” before


the base form of a verb:
– ie. Meet > To meet
Uses: the gerund
• We use the gerund:

– After some verbs:


• Suggest, recommend,
like/dislike/prefer, love/hate, enjoy,
finish, miss, continue,
– ie. I suggested going to the cinema
(Propuse ir al cine)
– In some expressions:
• Feel like (Tener ganas de)
• It´s no use (No merece la pena)
• Get used to / Be used to (Estar
acostumbrandose / Estar
acostumbrado)
• Can´t stand (No poder soportar)
• Can´t help (No poder evitar)
• Don´t mind (no importar)
– ie. I don´t mind cleaning my room
– As subject in a sentence when we
talk about general actions
• ie. Finding solutions to some
problems is not easy (Encontrar
soluciones a algunos problemas no es
fácil)
– After prepositions

• ie. I´m interested in studying maths


Uses: the infinitive
• After some verbs, such as:
– Want / wish / hope
– Agree
– Appear / seem
– Choose
– Decide
– Learn
– Plan
– Promise
– Refuse
ie. I want to travel around the country next
year
– After some adjectives and
adverbs
• Happy to
• Slowly to
– ie. I´m happy to be here / He ran too
slowly to win
– After the indirect object of some
verbs, such as: ADVISE, INVITE,
TELL, WARN, TEACH,
PERSUADE
• ie. He advised me to go to the doctor
(Me aconsejó que fuese al médico)
• Verbs related to perception
(HEAR, FEEL, SEE,…) and
MAKE / LET are followed by
infinitive without to
– ie. I saw Eric leave the office /
Their parents make them clean
their room
Verbs followed by either a gerund or
an infinitive
• Begin
• Propose (proponer)
• Forbid
• Intend (tener la intención de)
– ie.They started answering the
letter / They started to answer the
letter
Verbs with a change of meaning
• Stop gerund = dejar de hacer
algo
• Stop infinitive = interrumpir
una acción para hacer otra cosa
– ie. He stopped going out with
Mary / He stopped to have a coffee
• Remember gerund = se refiere
algo pasado
• Remember infinitive = se
refiere al futuro

– I remember meeting him at a


party / I remembered to close the
window
• Forget gerund = indica que se
nos ha olvidado que ocurrió algo
• Forget infinitive = significa
olvidarse de hacer algo

– ie. I forgot seeing him at a party /


I forgot to close the door

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