Gerunds and Infinitives

EXAMPLES

•I LIKE PLAYING FOOTBALL (VERB ING: GERUND) (REPEAT THE ACTION MANY TIMES) 

•I LIKE TO PLAY FOOTBALL ( GENERAL)

Infinitives examples

• It is hard to make dinner this late.

• I came to the office to solve the mystery of the missing keys.

• Ross decided to go home instead.

• Do you need to do your laundry this weekend?

INFINITIVE AND GERUNDS

• Verbs followed by a gerund or infinitive with little to no change in meaning

• Example: It started to rain /  it started raining

ACTIVITY

• Select 5 verbs from the list Common verbs followed by a gerund

• Select 5 verbs from the list Common verbs followed by an infinitive

• Select 5 verbs from the list Common verbs followed by both

  Create your own examples with each one of them.

Multiple Choice

1-Gerunds and infinitives can replace a noun in a sentence.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Circle the correct answer:

2- Gerunds can be used after all following verbs except :

• enjoy

• don't mind

• avoid

• would like

Multiple Choice

3-...............is the present participle (-ing) form of the verb, e.g., singing, dancing, running.

• Infinitive

• Gerund

Multiple Choice

4-.............= to + the base form of the verb, e.g., to sing, to dance, to run.

• Gerund

• Infinitive

Multiple Choice

5-I would like.............. (come) to the party with you.

• coming

• to come

Multiple Choice

6-He enjoys .......... (have) a bath in the evening.

• having

• to have

Multiple Choice

7-I am learning............. (speak) English.

• speaking

• to speak

Multiple Choice

Take a deep breath ...

Multiple Choice

8-Do you mind ..........(give) me a hand?

• giving

• to give

Multiple Choice

9-He decided............ (study) biology.

• studying

• to study

Multiple Choice

10-We discussed .............(go) to the cinema, but in the end we stayed at home.

• going

• to go

Multiple Choice

He demanded _____ to the manager

• to speak

• speaking

Fill in the Blanks

Complete the sentence: I miss

to the beach

Multiple Choice

She waited _____ a drink.

• buying

• to buy

Multiple Choice

Admit, suggest, tolerate, try, understand, keep, like, love, miss, need, require, forget, allow, help.

These verbs must be followed by:

• An infinitive

• A gerund

Multiple Choice

Learn, agree, decide, demand, have, hope, refuse, try, ask, wish.

These verbs must be followed by:

• A gerund

• An infinitive

Multiple Select

I offered

• To help

• Helping