Gerunds & infinitives

Gerunds & infinitives

Grammarway ​

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Multiple Choice

He was accused of _____ (steal) two loaves of bread in the bakery!

• steal

• to steal

• stealing

Multiple Choice

He denied ______ (steal) the bread loaves.

• steal

• to steal

• stealing

Multiple Choice

She was the first _____ (complete) the assignment.

• complete

• To complete

• completing

Multiple Choice

Tom suggested ______ (drive) this weekend.

• Drive

• To drive

• Driving

Multiple Choice

She is tall enough _______ (go) for a roller coaster ride.

• go

• to go

• going

Multiple Choice

A: Why are you here? You should be in your room.

B: I saw my brother _____ (study) in the room, so I left.

• study

• to study

• studying

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Rewrite the following sentence.

"Thank you for helping me. You are so kind."

OF

Ans: It is so kind

me.

Now that we know when to use gerunds/to-infinitives...

Gerunds and to-infinitives can be expressed in TENSES and PASSIVE FORM.​

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The forms differ according to the:

1. Tense

2. Active/Passive ​

More about To-infinitives

Multiple Choice

The carpet needs ______ (wash).

• to wash

• to be washing

• to have washed

• to be washed.

Multiple Choice

The pie is going ________ (throw) away tomorrow.

• to throw

• to be thrown

• to have thrown

• to be throwing

Multiple Choice

She is going ________ (throw) away the pie tomorrow at 9am.

• to throw

• to be thrown

• to be throwing

• to have thrown

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I am glad

(win) the competition.

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We hope

(finish) the project by the end of this week.

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Rewrite the sentence:

"According to the news, he has been working with a spy for the past month."

REPORTED

Ans: He is

with a spy for the past month.

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More about Gerunds

The forms differ according to:

1. active and passive

2. an emphasis on the sequence of actions

Don't mix up gerunds and participles

• Act as a verb

  • I am doing homework.

• Act as an adjective

  • ​Singing cheerfully, she left the house.

  • This is the last homework done by me.

Participles

• Act as a noun

  • Speaking English well takes a long time.

  • She is worried about not getting a job.

Gerunds

Multiple Choice

She got the job.

She is excited about ________ the job.

• getting

• being got

• having got

• having been got

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I have been told the news. I appreciate that.

I appreciate

(told) the latest news.

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She lost her cellphone.

She is worried about

(lose) her cellphone.

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Rewrite the sentence:

I am sorry that I parked in front of your house.

APOLOGIZE

Ans: I

in front of your house.

Recap

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Gerunds and infinitives

1. The infinitive and -ing form in different tenses

2. The situation of using the gerunds and infinitives

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Steve seems

(travel) around the world. He has gone to many places.

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"The teacher has taught us that unit before," recalled the students.

The students recalled

that unit before.

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You needn't wait for her. She is going to leave for a long time.

POINT

There's

for her. She is going to leave for a long time.

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As I was not interested in the topic, I left the party before it ended.

NOT

, I left the party before it ended.

Some words can take either -ing or to-infinitive, but their meanings will become different​

​Refer to Grammarway p.35

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Multiple Choice

You need to stop ______ there. It is a bad place.

• to work

• working

Multiple Choice

Did you remember _____ him? Because I don't.

• to call

• calling

Multiple Choice

The Principal went on ______ for two hours.

• to speak

• speaking

Multiple Choice

Don't forget _____ your friends during the weekend.

• to visit

• visiting

Multiple Choice

After making dinner, I went on _____ the table.

• to set

• setting

Multiple Choice

The computer is not working? Have you tried ______ (reboot) it?

• to reboot

• rebooting

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I don't want to walk home alone at night. I'm scared.

AFRAID

I am

alone at night.

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It's Friday! I've been looking forward to this day.

It's Friday! I've been

(long) to come.

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Some verbs are followed by preposition "for" when there is another subject:

​For + noun + to-infinitive

• arrange for someone

• hope for something

• long for something

• prepare for something

• ask for something

• wait for someone

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Some verbs are followed by preposition "for" when there is another subject:

​For + noun + to-infinitive

• arrange for someone

• hope for something

• long for something

• prepare for something

• ask for something

• wait for someone

​These verbs are intransitive verbs, meaning that there is no object after them.

Can you come up with examples of transitive verbs?​

(Not) Adj/adv + enough + to-infinitive​

Enough

Too + adj/adv (for sb/sth) + to-infinitive

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Too

Too/Enough

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It is very cold so he didn't get out of his bed.

TOO

It is

get out of his bed.

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Only if the service is better will it get a 5-star review.

ENOUGH

The service

get a 5-star review.

You've learnt...

1. Words that change meaning when gerund/infinitives are followed

2. Intransitive verbs + for + nouns + to-infinitives

3. Too/Enough

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