Gerunds and Infinitives Form and Uses

Index Form Uses: the gerund Uses: the infinitive Verbs followed by either a gerund or an infinitive Verbs with a change of meaning

Form Gerund: you add –ing to a verb: ie. Meet > Meeting Infinitive: you add “to” before the base form of a verb: ie. Meet > To meet

Uses: the gerund We use the gerund: After some verbs: Suggest, recommend, like/dislike/prefer, love/hate, enjoy, finish, miss, continue, ie. I suggested going to the cinema (Propuse ir al cine)

In some expressions: Feel like (Tener ganas de) It´s no use (No merece la pena) Get used to / Be used to (Estar acostumbrandose / Estar acostumbrado) Can´t stand (No poder soportar) Can´t help (No poder evitar) Don´t mind (no importar) ie. I don´t mind cleaning my room

As subject in a sentence when we talk about general actions ie. Finding solutions to some problems is not easy (Encontrar soluciones a algunos problemas no es fácil)

After prepositions ie. I´m interested in studying maths

Uses: the infinitive After some verbs, such as: Want / wish / hope Agree Appear / seem Choose Decide Learn Plan Promise Refuse ie. I want to travel around the country next year

After some adjectives and adverbs Happy to Slowly to ie. I´m happy to be here / He ran too slowly to win

After the indirect object of some verbs, such as: ADVISE, INVITE, TELL, WARN, TEACH, PERSUADE ie. He advised me to go to the doctor (Me aconsejó que fuese al médico)

Verbs related to perception (HEAR, FEEL, SEE,…) and MAKE / LET are followed by infinitive without to ie. I saw Eric leave the office / Their parents make them clean their room

Verbs followed by either a gerund or an infinitive Begin Propose (proponer) Forbid Intend (tener la intención de) ie.They started answering the letter / They started to answer the letter

Verbs with a change of meaning Stop gerund = dejar de hacer algo Stop infinitive = interrumpir una acción para hacer otra cosa ie. He stopped going out with Mary / He stopped to have a coffee

Remember gerund = se refiere algo pasado Remember infinitive = se refiere al futuro I remember meeting him at a party / I remembered to close the window

Forget gerund = indica que se nos ha olvidado que ocurrió algo Forget infinitive = significa olvidarse de hacer algo ie. I forgot seeing him at a party / I forgot to close the door

Find eight verbs in the puzzle. Write them. K I C W V A E X O T L Q D N M Z S U Y B P

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs. I enjoy _______especially Chinese food. (eat ) They suggested _____ a picnic by the river. (have) He promised _____his homework. (do) She learned _____the piano last year. (play ) We practiced _____ the ball into the goal. (hit) She wants ____ psychology when she’s older. (study) We decided ______ a movie on television. (see)