A. General B. Functions C. Determiners and Possesives with Gerund D. Important notes E. Verbs followed by gerunds F. Verbs followed by either gerunds or.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Gerunds & Infinitives Verb – ing To + base verb.

Advertisements

gerund or infinitive Use the gerund (verb+ ing): after prepositions

GERUND OR INFINITIVE.

Dragana Filipović. FORMS OF THE INFINITIVE ActivePassive Present(to) play(to) be played Pres. Cont.(to) be playing/ Perfect(to) have played (to) have.

Sandra Uribarri Laura Rodríguez 1ºBACH C.  Can be the subject or the object: “ Swimming is a popular sport”  Verbs followed by an –ing form: admit avoid.

Gerunds A gerund is a noun made from a verb by adding "-ing."

INFINITIVES AND –ING FORMS

INFINITIVE vs GERUND.

Infinitives are formed with TO : to walk, to talk, to think, to listen Here is a brief review of the differences between gerunds and infinitives. Gerunds.

Infinitive Vs. Gerund. Infinitive Infinitive with to is used: 1.To express purposes or intentions: e.g.: She went to bring some food./ He bought some.

GENERAL USE OF GERUNDS and INFINITIVES (grammar book unit 12) After certain verbs and expressions: admit, avoid, can’t help, can’t stand, carry on, deny,

Gerunds and Infinitives.  A gerund is a noun made from a verb by adding "-ing." You can use a gerund as the subject, the complement, or the object of.

How to choose the right one.... Gerund or Infinitive ?

The true story. I like diving. I want to go to England. She hopes to pass this exam. My brother started crying.

Gerund and Infinitive Comparison. Only Infinitive Verbs: ask, choose, expect, hope, wish, offer, fail, happen, promise.

INFINITIVE vs. –ING forms

Verbs - Gerund or Infinitive.  Gerunds and infinitives are forms of verbs that act like nouns. They can follow adjectives and other verbs. Gerunds can.

GERUNDS(İsim Fiil) By Sezgi Özer. What is the gerunds? A verbal that ends in -ing and functions as a noun. A gerund with its objects, complements, and.

Olga Gonzalo Perán Guadalupe Pérez Forms. It is used to express different grammatical functions. ING as the subject of a verb. Travelling abroad broadens.

Grammar – Unit 56 Verb + -ing or to….

Gerunds and Infinitives. Gerunds and infinitives can function as: NOUNS (subjects, objects, subject complements) As subjects, they take a singular verb.

VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUNDS OR INFINITIVES. Gerunds? Infinitives?  GERUND: A verb form that ends in –ing and used as a noun. (eating, running, flying)

Gerunds and Infinitives

Gerunds and Infinitives

Gerunds Verbs + ing.

Gerunds and Infinitives as Direct Objects

Gerunds and infinitives A guide for level B2 students.

Stevie Jacob. Chapter. 1 Infinitive - Noun uses - Adjective uses - Adverb uses Chapter. 2 Gerund.

Gerund or Infinitive?. We select the –ing from.... To create a NOUN from a verb to express a general idea(Subject of the sentence in most cases): “Paying.

Gerunds (-ing) When a verb ends in -ing, it may be a gerund or a progressive: (It is important to understand that they are not the same) When we use a.

GERUND AND INFINITIVE V+ing or To V ?. GERUND or INFINITIVE ?  Some words are followed by the GERUND.  E.g.: doing  Some words are followed by the.

Infinitive and Gerunds bob. Some times we need to decide whether to use a verb in its : or infinitive (to do, to sing) ing form (doing, singing)

Gerunds & Infinitives Pirchy Dayan. Gerunds - as the subject at the beginning of sentences  Smoking is bad for your health.  Speaking to him was an.

In English, some verbs are followed by the infinitive( to +verb)

GERUND is the – ing form of a verb used as a noun. It is used as a subject or as an object. Gerund is also used as complement and as object of prepositions.

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVE PHRASES 8 th Language Arts 1.

1. Verbs+ bare infinitive

Infinitives and Gerunds. In beginning English grammar, we usually teach that : some verbs are followed by infinitives, some verbs are followed by gerunds,

Gerunds and Infinitives

Gerunds and infinitives can function as: NOUNS (subjects, objects, subject complements) As subjects, they take a singular verb. Only Gerunds can be.

Gerunds and Infinitives.  Gerunds and infinitives are verb forms that can take the place of a noun in a sentence.  The following guidelines and lists.

Gerund or Infinitive?.

 When a verb ends in -ing, it may be a gerund or a present participle. It is important to understand that they are not the same.  When we use a verb.

Infinitive (to) INFINITIVE affordagree decide Fail need Hope Intendlearnplan Promiserefuse seem Tendtry want etc. To do (VSF) I want to go We decided to.

VERB PATTERNS -ING or TO INFINITIVE Verbs followed by -ing admit adore appreciate avoid can’t face can’t help can’t stand can’t resist carry on consider.

Gerunds and infinitives

Gerunds and Infinitives

INFINITIVE OR ING-FORM

Infinitive and Gerund.

Infinitive? Gerund? Prepositions?

Gerunds and Infinitives

FUTURE 5 TEST #1 - UNITS 1-3 SETTING GOALS - GETTING A JOB – ROAD TRIP

Verbs followed by -ing or infinitive.

Gerunds A gerund is a noun made from a verb by adding "-ing."

Gerunds A gerund is a noun made from a verb by adding "-ing."

Gerunds and Infinitives

GERUNDS AND INFINITVES

Created by: Aquilina Yunita, S.Pd

Gerunds A gerund is a noun made from a verb by adding "-ing."

GERUND AND INFINITIVE PATTERNS + USED TO

GERUND AND INFINITIVE PATTERNS

GERUND AND INFINITIVE V+ing or To V ?.

GERUND AND INFINITIVE V+ing or To V ?.

Gerunds (-ING VERB FORMS) and infinitives

Infinitive VS Gerund.

Gerunds and Infinitives

Presentation transcript:

A. General B. Functions C. Determiners and Possesives with Gerund D. Important notes E. Verbs followed by gerunds F. Verbs followed by either gerunds or infinitives G. Adverbs in gerund phrase

A. GENERAL 1. Ordinary form : V + ing 2. Perfect form : having + V 3 /V ed 3. Active Gerund : V + ing 4. Passive Gerund : being + V 3 /V ed having been + V 3 /V ed 5. Affirmative Gerund : V + ing 6. Negative Gerund : not + V + ing not + having + V 3 /V ed

B. Functions Gerunds may perform all the functions that nouns do

B. Functions 1. Subject of verb : Ex : Her cleaning the house is necessary. 2. Object of verb : Ex : He dislikes her coming late every time. 3. Object of preposition : Ex : My mother insists on my studying hard everyday.

B. Functions 4. Complement of verb : Ex : Her favorite activity is playing football. 5. Appositive : Ex : He only focuses on one thing – his earning money.

C. Determiners and Possesives with Gerund 1. Determiner+Gerund Theopening of Parliament Akilling of a living creature 2. Possessive form+Gerund Hisbuying the house Her mother ‘ s telling off her

D. Important notes 1. The Gerund phrase is the subject  possessive form, esp possessive adj Ex : Your loving her is such a stupid thing. 2. The Gerund Phrase is the object  object pronoun, just noun Ex : We can’t understand Ex : He never approve of his daughter his behaving like that.( formal ) ‘ s loving a man like him.( formal ) him( informal )

D. Important notes 3. Person being talked about is clear  don’t use possessive adj Ex : Thank you for helping me. Ex : I’m sorry for waiting you up. your my

D. Important notes 4. subject of a gerund phrase refers to a lifeless thing / an abstract idea  usually don’t use the possessive form Ex : They told us a story of an old ship having been sunk in Pacific Ocean. Ex : Instead of her health improving after the operation, it got worse.  However, sometimes we can use the possessive form  Ex : I can’t understand the door’s not being open.

D. Important notes 5. There is more than one noun before gerund  don’t use possessive form. Ex : They don’t approve of Peter and Mary getting married. Ex : I never agree with his and his friend cheating in the exam. Ex : His and her beaking up was really a surprise.

D. Important notes 6. A noun before gerund that is modified by a phrase  don’t use possessive form Ex : We don’t need the president of the company attending the meeting. Ex : He can’t bear the thought of his best friend, once so rich and handsome, being destitute now.

D. Important notes 7. In gerund phrase derived from sentences beginning with expletives such as “it” and “there”  use “it” or “its” and “there” Ex : In spite of being a rainy night, he went there alone. it its Ex : We were mistaken about there being a meeting tonight.

D. Important notes 8. Gerunds refer to activities in general way  uncount nouns  can’t be used with numbers 9. A noun having a similar meaning to a gerund  noun is preferred infinitive to arrive to depart to discuss -ing form arriving departing discussing noun arrival departure discussion Ex : We are looking forward to your.arrivingarrival

D. Important notes 10. Gerund with an article  can’t have a direct object  use an “of” structure after gerund Ex : Learning a foreign language is very interesting.  The learning of a foreign language is very interesting.

E. Verb followed by gerunds admit advoid deny finish miss practice recall resent risk dislike discuss imagine involve appreciate consider delay enjoy mind postpone quit report resume suggest understand mention can’t help

F. Verb followed by either gerunds or infinitives 1. No change in meaning begin hate love cease intend continue dread like prefer start can’t bear can’t stand

F. Verb followed by either gerunds or infinitives 2. Difference in meaning regret + to inf (tell,say,inform) + Ving forget +to inf +Ving (negative) stop + Ving quit +to inf stop to do another action

F. Verb followed by either gerunds or infinitives remember +to inf have to do sth +Ving in the past propose + to inf intention + Ving suggestion try + to inf do one’s best + Ving do sth 1 st time 2. Difference in meaning

G. Adverbs in gerund phrase In a gerund phrase, adverbs may remain unchanged or take adj form Ex : They were shocked at his completely beating his opponent. Ex : They were shocked at his complete beating his opponent. Ex : They were shocked at his beating his opponent completely.