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

2. 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?

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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.

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

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