Gerunds & Infinitives - SUEC English

GERUNDS, TO-INFINITIVES & BARE INFINITIVES

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​GERUNDS (Active: (v) +ing Passive: being p.p.)

​1. AS SUBJECTS

e.g. Playing tennis is fun

2. AFTER CERTAIN VERBS (e.g. enjoy / mind / suggest....)

e.g. I enjoy reading very much.

3. AFTER PREPOSITIONS (in / on / of / for / out / up / into / by....)

e.g. I'm sorry for keeping you waiting.

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​1. TO SHOW A PURPOSE

e.g. We went to the stadium to watch the football match.

2. AFTER CERTAIN VERBS (e.g. want / agree / decide....)

e.g. I want to have lunch now.

3. AFTER ADJECTIVES (e.g. sad / angry / impossible....)

e.g. I am happy to meet him.

4. AFTER "HOW" / "WHAT" / "WHERE" OR "WHEN"

e.g. I don't know what to do next.

TO-INFINITIVES (Active: to + verb Passive: to be + p.p.)

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BARE INFINITIVES (Active: 动词原形 Passive: be p.p.)

​1. AFTER MODALS (can / may / must / will / shall / could...)

e.g. He may leave shortly.

2. AFTER CERTAIN VERBS (e.g. let / make / help / would rather / had better)

e.g. My sister made me do all the work

3. AFTER VERBS OF SENSATION (see / watch / hear / listen to / feel / smell / taste) + OBJECT

e.g. I saw a thief break into my neighbour's house.

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Multiple Choice

We had better _________ at home during this difficult time.

• stay

• staying

• to stay

• stayed

​We had better stay at home during this difficult time

​had better / 'd better (最好) + Bare Infinitive (动词原形)

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Multiple Choice

I saw the blind man _________ the busy road on his own.

• passed

• past

• pass

• to pass

I saw the blind man pass the busy road on his own.

​Verbs of Sensation (感官动词) + object (宾语) + Bare Infinitive / (v)ing

e.g. They heard the girl scream / screaming for help.

I felt someone touch / touching my shoulder.

Multiple Choice

I look forward to _______ you again.

• see

• seeing

• sees

• seen

I look forward to seeing you again.

look forward to (期待) / be used to (习惯) / be accustomed to (习惯) / object to (反对) / in addition to / similar to (相似) + (v)ing

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Multiple Choice

I couldn't help _________ when he saw his funny look.

• laugh

• to laugh

• laughing

• laughed

I couldn't help laughing when I saw his funny look.

help / helped (帮忙) + Bare Infinitive / To-infinitive

e.g. He promised to help me move / to move the table.

but

can't help / couldn't help (忍不住) + (v)ing

e.g. I can't help feeling sad whenever I see the photo.

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Multiple Choice

The car needs __________.

• to polish

• polished

• polishing

• polish

The car needs polishing.

need / needs / needed + To-infinitive (Active)

e.g. He needed to buy a notebook.

need / needs / needed + (v)ing / to be p.p. (Passive)

e.g. My hair needed cutting / to be cut.

need not / needn't + Bare-infinitive

e.g. I needn't go to school on Sundays.

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Multiple Choice

He was fined for __________ too fast.

• driving

• driven

• drive

• drove

He was fined for driving too fast.

preposition (in / on / of / for / by / with / about...) + (v)ing

e.g. He insisted on buying me lunch.

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Multiple Choice

I prefer _______ to _______.

• singing, dance

• to sing, dance

• singing, danced

• singing, dancing

I prefer singing to dancing

prefer (n) to (n)

e.g. I prefer apples to oranges.

prefer (v)ing to (v)ing

e.g. I prefer watching movies to reading books.

prefer + to (v) than (v) / (to + v)

e.g. I prefer to watch movies than read / to read books

Multiple Choice

I’ll never forget __________ the glacier for the first time.

• saw

• to see

• seeing

• see

I'll never forget seeing the glacier (冰川) for the first time.

remember / forget (记得 / 忘记去做) + To-infinitive

e.g. I forgot to do my homework yesterday.

forget (记得 / 忘记了一件已经发生的事) + (v)ing

e.g. I forgot seeing him before.

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