Gerund

Gerund

by Duyen Le

Verbs+ gerund and to + infinitive

by Geralgine Pugoy

​Rule: Remember, forget, regret

​1) Remember + gerund means thinking of past experience you've had.

​2) Remember + to infinitive means don't forget to do something.

​3) Forget + gerund means to no longer think of something that you did.

​4) Forget + to infinitive means to not think of doing something you should do or should have done.

​5) Regret + gerund means feeling sorry about something you said or did in the past.

​6) Regret + to infinitive means feeling sorry about something you are going to say or do next / in the future.

Infinitives

• An infinitive is a verbal consisting of to + a verb, and it acts like a subject, direct object, subject complement, adjective, or adverb in a sentence.

• For example, 'She went to play football.'

• To identify an infinitive, just search for the to+verb form of the verb.

​Other VERBS...

​7) Try + infinitive means try hard to see if you can do something that is really not easy.

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​8) Try + gerund means do it and see what the results are.

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​9) Stop + gerund means to not continue doing a certain activity or action.

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​10) Stop + infinitive means make a pause in one activity in order to do a different activity.

Multiple Choice

Which of these sentences contain an infinitive?

• I was studying at home yesterday when he called.

• We will be shifting to the new apartment this weekend.

• We have to study for a test, so I'm afraid we won't be able to make it.

• I went to the expensive parlor down the street.

Complete the sentences w/the correct form of the verb in the list. (eat, listen, tell, watch)

​1. I was revising for the History exam and then I stopped ________ to some music.

​2. I listened to the first three songs and then I stopped ________.

​3. I remember ________ that film last year.

​4. Remember ________ that film tonight. It's really good.

​5. I've tried ______ more vegetables but I don't like them.

​6. I tried ________ less but I still didn't lose any weight.

​7. I regret _______ you that there aren't any more tickets for the concert.

​8. I regret ______ Emma about the trip last weekend.

Gerunds

• Gerunds are verbals that function as nouns and have an –ing ending.

• For example, 'Walking helps clear my mind'.

• To identify a gerund, search for a word that looks like a verb, and is in the -ing form but doesn't actually act as a verb.

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Multiple Choice

I was baking cupcakes for my mother yesterday. Helping my mother makes me happy, especially when we work together. After that, I went to cycle in the neighborhood.

Which of the highlighted words is a gerund?

• Baking

• Helping

• Cycling

• None of these

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Participles

There are two types of participles-Present participle and Past Participle.

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Present Participle

• Present participle, always ending in -ing, is created from the form of a verb used with the verb to be(am, is, are, was, were, been) as an auxiliary verb 

• For example 'The other day, I was sitting in the park while my little sister was playing with her toys.'

• To identify a present participle, look for the -ing form of a verb.

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Past Participle

• The past participles of all regular verbs end in -ed. Irregular verbs, however, have various past participle endings – for instance, thrown, ridden, built, and gone.

• For example, 'He found the house burned.'

• To identify a past participle, search for a verb that is in the -ed form, or a verb that works in the perfect tense.

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Multiple Choice

Opening the door, he looks inside.

Which word is a participle?

• Opening

• Looks

• Door

• Inside

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Multiple Choice

Her most important achievement was winning the national championship.

Identify the gerund.

• Achievement

• Winning

• National

• Championship

Multiple Select

Looking out the window, Lisa took a deep breath. She couldn't wait to get the results of her exam, as she was studying very hard the previous night.

Which of these does the sentence not contain?

• Gerund

• Present Participle

• Past Participle

• Infinitive

Multiple Choice

What is a gerund?

• A gerund is the -ed form of the verb, or a different form for irregular verbs.

• A gerund is the to+verb form of the verb

• None of these

Open Ended

Write an example each of gerunds, infinitives, present participles and past participles in a sentence.