Gerunds & Infinitives Need + passive infinitives: I need to be told the truth. 4 Need + gerunds: The house needs painting. 4 A possessive to modify a gerund: Mr. Lee complained about our coming to class late. (formal) 4 Mr. Lee complained about us coming to class late (informal)
Gerunds & Infinitives Verbs of perception + gerunds: I saw my friend running down the street = I saw my friend while she was running down the street. 4 Verbs of perception + the simple form: I saw my friend run down the street. 4 Causative Verbs: Make + the simple form -- > Mrs. Lee made her son clean his room.
Gerunds & Infinitives Have + the simple form: I had the plumber repair the leak. 4 Get + an infinitive: The students got the teacher to dismiss class early. 4 Special expressions + the -ing form of a verb: have fun + -ing, have a good time + - ing, have trouble + -ing, have trouble + -ing etc. (page 189, Azar, Understanding & Using English Grammar)