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Gerunds and Infinitives

Gerunds and Infinitives. NEFi Unit 5C. Use the Gerund ( verb + ing ). After prepositions and phrasal verbs I’m very good at remember ing names She’s given up smok ing As the subject of a sentence Eat ing out is quite cheap here After some verbs

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Gerunds and Infinitives

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  1. Gerunds and Infinitives NEFiUnit 5C

  2. Use theGerund (verb+ ing) • Afterprepositions and phrasalverbs I’mverygood at rememberingnames She’sgiven up smoking • As thesubject of a sentence Eatingoutis quite cheaphere • Aftersomeverbs I don’tmindgetting up early

  3. Commonverbswithgerund LIKEHATELOVEMINDENJOYSPENDPRACTISESTOPSUGGEST…. GIVE UPGO ON …

  4. Use theinfinitive (to + verb) • Afteradjectives My flat iseasytofind • Toexpress a reasonorpurpose He’ssavingmoneytobuy a car • Aftersomeverbs Try nottomake a noise

  5. Commonverbswithto + verb (can’t) AFFORD AGREEDECIDE EXPECTFORGETHELP HOPELEARNNEEDOFFERPLAN PRETENDPROMISE REFUSEREMEMBERSEEM TRY WANTWOULD LIKE

  6. Infinitive of purpose • Don’tuse ‘for’ whenyouwanttosaythereasonorpurposewhyyou do/didsomething: I’msavingmoneyfortobuy a car

  7. Use thebareinfinitive (no ‘to’) • Aftermostmodals and auxiliaryverbs I can’tdrive. Wemusthurry up! (but , Yououghttosee a doctor! • Aftermake and let My parentsdon’tlet me goout late Shealwaysmakes me laugh

  8. Negatives • Gerunds and infinitivesformthenegativewith ‘not’  nottobe, notbeing Try nottobelate, please I lovenothavingtoget up earlyonSundays

  9. Differentmeaning • Someverbs can takeboththegerund and theinfinitivewiththesamemeaning: Beginstart continue … • Some other verbs can takeboththegerund and the infinitive, but the meaningisdifferent: Try Remember Forget Stop …. Checkthephotocopy …

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