Unit 7a Grammar "to-infinitive/Infinitive without to" & "-ing form (gerund"

Unit 7a Grammar

"to-infinitive/Infinitive without to"

&

"-ing form (gerund"

by CHAI AI SZE / SMK LAKE

• after adjectives

• ​after certain verbs (e.g. need, want, decide, etc.)

• ​to express purpose/reason

​TO-Infinitive

• Do you find it difficult to fall asleep?​

• ​Do you want to go out tonight?

​TO-Infinitive

​Examples

• after prepositions

• ​after certain verbs (e.g. like, love, hate, etc.)

• as the subject of a sentence

Gerund "-ing"

• What are you thinking of doing next summer?

• ​Ironing is one job I hate doing.

Gerund "-ing"

Examples

​To-infinitive  vs.    Gerund

​To-infinitive  vs.    Gerund

Fill in the Blanks

1. Roger was very happy

(see) his friends after the holidays. 

Fill in the Blanks

2. My brother is angry at me. I promised

(help) him with a project, but in the end I couldn't make it and I forgot to call home to say I'd be late.

Fill in the Blanks

3. I don't mind

(stay) alone at home during the day but i can't stand being alone in the house at night.

Fill in the Blanks

4. What would you like me

(do) after I have finished feeding the animals?

Fill in the Blanks

5. There's no point in

(run) for the bus . It has already left.

Fill in the Blanks

6. Fay thinks she must lose some weight so she's considering

(go) on a diet

Fill in the Blanks

7. The authorities made all the people

(leave) the scene of the accident.