GERUND VS INFINITIVE Smoking is bad for you. He is good at cooking. 4 7 He studies hard to pass his exam. Smoking is bad for you. 1 We are happy to sing together. 5 He is good at cooking. He doesn’t know what to say. 2 8 I want to become an excellent football player. I love swimming. 9 She isn’t old enough to go to the concert alone. She is too young to go to the concert alone. 6 USES 1. After adjectives 4. Subject 6. After enough/too 2. After Wh- questions 5. After prepositions 7.To express purpose 8. After some verbs (avoid,enjoy,love,etc) 9. After some verbs(decide,hope,want,etc)
Which Sentence is Correct? 1. To do math is very difficult. Doing math is very difficult. 2. Don’t leave without saying goodbye. Don’t leave without to say goodbye. 3. Dan offered helping me. Dan offered to help me. 4. I was surprised to see him. I was surprised seeing him. 5. I am afraid of sleep in the dark. I am afraid of sleeping in the dark. 6. John can’t give up the smoking. John can’t give up smoking. 7. I hope starting a computer course next month. I hope to start a computer course next month.
PRACTICE hearing smoking going watching washing go hear smoke wash watch hearing I’m tired of the same old stories. smoking Which British Prime Minister was famous for big cigars? I’m thinking of to Greece next summer. going Eric’s interested in football on television, but not playing it. watching Don’t worry about the dishes. washing
Last week Dad suggested to go / going out for the day Last week Dad suggested to go / going out for the day. I wanted to go / going to the beach but Dad took us to an old house in the woods. He said there was a ghost in the house! I don’t enjoy to be / being scared so at first I refused to go / going in, but Dad told me not to be afraid. After some minutes, I agreed to go / going in. As we were walking around the house, my brother started to scare / scaring me because he pretended to be / being a ghost and began to make / making silly noises. Then, we heard a different noise and my brother was really scared because it wasn’t him. He stopped to play / playing and we all decided to leave / leaving the house quickly. Finally, we promised not to return / returning to the haunted house again, and Dad continued to drive / driving away. The Haunted House * * *