Verb forms: Gerunds & Infinitives: the basics

Gerunds & Infinitives

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What are Gerunds & Infinitives?

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Formation

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Formation

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Sentence Patterns

• 1. They're usually nouns;

• 2. Gerunds & Infinitives can also function like them.

Example

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There are 3 basic rules for both Gerunds & Infinitives in English.

Verb + gerund

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Multiple Select

She told me she enjoys ______________ out with them! She said they are good craic!

• to go

• going

Multiple Select

Let's discuss ___________ the company's logo. This one is too old!

• to change

• changing

Verb + Infinitive

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Multiple Select

We decided ____________ to Italy this weekend instead of in the next one.

• going

• to go

Multiple Select

Niamh promised ___________ to my party but she didn't! I won't invite her ever again.

• coming

• to come

Verb + Gerund OR Infinitive

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2. Gerund = Subject

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2. Adjective = Infinitive

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Preposition + Gerund

Taking = Preposition

Multiple Select

Thank you for _____________ me to your birthday party! I've just arrived here, it's nice to meet new people!

• invite

• inviting

Preposition + Gerund

On = Preposition

Multiple Select

I'm looking forward to ___________ back from you.

• hear

• hearing

Students = Noun

Them = Pronoun

Multiple Select

The teacher told the students _____ every night.

• to study

• studying

• study

Multiple Select

He promised ____ his sister to the beach.

• to take

• took

• taking

Multiple Select

______ always cheers me up.

• Singer

• To sing

• Singing

Multiple Select

They considered ___ to a new city.

• move

• moving

• to move

Multiple Select

We talked about _______ our own business.

• starting

• to start

• start