Gerunda and infinitives

Gerunda and Infinitives

Objectives: ​

1- Understand the meanings of gerunds and infinitives.

2- List verbs that follow the infinitives.

3-List the verbs that follow the gerunds.

4- List the verbs that follow the infinitive and the gerunds.

5-Practice. ​

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Everyone has a hobby or something they like to do ? What is your hobby ?

I like shopping ! ​and I love to workout!

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​Reading Skydiving ​

Writing Surfing

Painting playing board games

Dancing Sewing ​

Swimming Making Crafts

Singing Running

cycling ​ Hiking

Cooking Playing the piano

Baking Learning new languages

Fishing Playing computer games

Photography ​ Playing Soccer

Blogging Playing golf

Gardening ​ Camping

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​I likt to dance.

I want to learn Spanish.

​I like dancing .

​I enjoy swimming.

What is the difference between the two sentences :

​Notice the verbs .

​What is the meaning of a gerund :

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Is a verb ending in ( ing ) that is used as a noun, either as a subject, object or complement.

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Examples :

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​1- Reading helps students learn English. ( as subject).

2- He enjoys reading for English class. ( As an object)​

3-Her hobbies include reading. ( As complement) ​

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​Verbs followed by infinitive(to+verb)	​Verbs followed by gerunds (v+ ing)	​Verbs followed by both
​decide	​Enjoy	​Begin - start
hope ​	Finish ​	continue ​
learn ​	keep ​	hate ​
need ​	Stop ​	like ​
plan​	​	love ​
want ​	​	prefer ​