GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

GERUNDS and INFINITIVES can replace a _____in a sentence.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Some specific verbs for use gerunds are...

• decide, expect, hope, need, want

• enjoy, keep, think about, avoid, finish

• love, like, hate, try, prefer

• was, were, am, is, are

Some specific verbs for use infinitives are...

• decide, expect, hope, need, want

• enjoy, keep, think about, avoid, finish

• love, like, hate, try, prefer

• was, were, am, is, are

Some specific verbs for use in infinitive or gerund are...

• decide, expect, hope, need, want

• enjoy, keep, think about, avoid, finish

• love, like, hate, try, prefer

• was, were, am, is, are

There are some rules for use GERUNDS

• REPLACE A NOUN IN A SENTENCE

• LIKES AND DISLIKES

  •INCOMPLETE SENTENCES

• •AFTER ADJECTIVES

  •FOR A PURPOSE

• •AFTER PREPOSITIONS (BEFORE… AFTER…)

  •REPLACE THE SUBJECT OR OBJECT

There are some rules for use INFINITIVES

• REPLACE A NOUN IN A SENTENCE

• LIKES AND DISLIKES

  •INCOMPLETE SENTENCES

• •AFTER ADJECTIVES

  •FOR A PURPOSE

• •AFTER PREPOSITIONS (BEFORE… AFTER…)

  •REPLACE THE SUBJECT OR OBJECT

I cooked the dinner before ________ home

• leave

• leaving

• to leave

• leaves

She is thinking about _________ her job

• quit

• to quit

• quitting

• quits

SHE DOESN`T WANT ___________ IN EVENINGS

• TO WORK

• WORKS

• WORKING

• WORK

We expect ____________ in JUNE

• to graduate

• graduate

• graduating

• graduates