VERBS FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVE OR GERUND Silvia Municio Mendoza Master’s Degree in Bilingual Teaching

The main part of the general verb They are preceded by to. To work TO+ INFINITIVES: The main part of the general verb They are preceded by to. To work To do To say To sleep To write To read FIRST OF ALL, WHAT ARE INFINITIVES AND GERUNDS?

WHAT ABOUT GERUNDS? They have the same forms as the verbs with –ing Some follow the general rule verb+ing Ask asking Talk talking Read reading Others replace the –e with an –i Love loving Breathe breathing

GERUNDS Play playing Say saying Stay staying Lie lying Die dying Some come after the –y at the end of the sentence Some transform the word into irregular Play playing Say saying Stay staying Lie lying Die dying

GERUNDS Travel travelling Refer referring Prefer preferring Some double the final letter Some double the final letter Travel travelling Refer referring Prefer preferring

VERBS FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVE Ask Hope Agree Learm Arrange Need Choose Offer Decide Prepare Expect Promise refuse Ennis refused to continue the relationship. Jack promised to build a house. Aguirre offered them to work in the mountains. He didn’t want to know about Texas. Ennis agreed to divorce her.

VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUND Admit Fancy Avoid Feel like Consider Finish Deny Forgive Detest Give up suggest Can’t help Can’t stand They were practising playing the piano. I can’t stand being racist. They kept on metting very four months. The children gave up insulting her. She admitted being allergic. We denied going to that place.

VERBS FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVE OR GERUND – WITH THE SAME MEANING Start, begin, continue, like, love, prefer, hate, intend We started to play basketball when we were 12. She continued to work for the same company We started playing basketball when we were 12. She continued working for the same copany.

VERBS FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVE OR GERUND – WITH A DIFFERENT MEANING Try to + inf – to make an effort He tried to work very efficiently that day. Stop to + inf – to stop in order to do something else They stopped at the newsagent’s to buy the newspaper. Try + ing – to make an experiment If you want a good job, try making a good interview. Stop + ing – not to continue with an action I stopped telling lies when I was 10.

VERBS FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVE OR GERUND – WITH A DIFFERENT MEANING Forget to + inf: to forget something that needed to be done I forgot to post the letter. Remember to + inf: to remember something that needed to be done He remembered to send him a letter. Forget + ing: to forget something that happened in the past She forgot driving (she knew how to drive before but now she doesn’t remember) Remember + ing: to remember something that happened in the past My mother can’t remember being in London.

FORMS WITH LIKE, LOVE, HATE AND PREFER INFINITIVE GERUND We take like to+ inf when we think that something is or is not a good idea: I like to travel. I hate to travel. We only use to+inf with expressions like would like, would prefer, etc. She would like to go to Africa. We’d prefer to take another dish. We use the form like + ing when they mean enjoy/don’t enjoy: I like visiting other countries. I hate visiting other countries.

Fill in the sentences with the correct form: I didn’t want ______ (make ) a decision yet. Why don’t you stop ______(criticize) your neighbour? I enjoy _____(swim), but I detest _____(dive). My parents like ______ (travel) by train. Would you mind _____(pass) me the salt? He promised _____(not see) him again. She forgave him ______(be) rude with her. We can’t help ______(laugh) a lot with that joke.

DO THEY HAVE THE SAME MEANING? Kathy began to play tennis when she was six. Kathy began playing tennis when she was six. I hate walking in the rain. I hate to walk in the rain. He stopped to buy cigarettes. He stopped buying cigarettes.

Do they have the same meaning? Can you draw a conclusion from this activity?

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