1. Gerunds and Infinitives
Form and Uses

2. Form Gerund: you add –ing to a verb:
ie. Meet > Meeting
The negative – Add NOT before the –ing form.
Infinitive: you add “to” before the base form of a verb:
ie. Meet > To meet
The negative – Add NOT before the to infinitive.

3. Uses: the gerund After some verbs:
Suggest: I suggested going to the cinema.
Recommend: We recommend eating an apple every day.
Enjoy: She enjoyed singing in small pubs.
Finish
… (check your book for a longer list of examples)

4. Uses: the gerund In some expressions:
It’s no good: It’s no good eating a lot of popcorn.
It’s not worth: It’s not worth eating a salad when you can eat a pizza!
It’s no use: It’s no use cleaning the bedroom if you make a mess again just right after that.
It’s a waste of time: It’s a waste of time cleaning my room. It will be a mess again!
Spend time: I spend time tidying up my bedroom.
Can’t help: I can’t help singing bad.

5. Speaking in public makes me nervous.
Uses: the gerund
As subject in a sentence when we talk about general actions
Speaking in public makes me nervous.
Paying attention is essential in class.

6. Uses: the gerund After prepositions I´m interested in studying maths.
She was annoyed for arriving late.
I am looking forward to hearing from you

7. Uses: the infinitive After some verbs, such as:
Want / wish / hope: I want to travel around the world next year
Agree
Appear / seem
Choose
Learn
Plan
Promise
Refuse
… (Check your book for a longer list)

8. Uses: the infinitive After some adjectives:
Scared to: He was scared to see another pirate.
Happy to: He was happy to be in the Oscars ceremony

9. Verbs followed by either a gerund or an infinitive
The meaning is the same!!
Begin
Propose
Like/ dislike: I like eating chocolate / I like to eat chocolate.
Hate
Love
Start: They started answering the letter / They started to answer the letter

10. Verbs followed by either a gerund or an infinitive
THE MEANING IS DIFFERENT!!
Stop + infinitive: He stopped to drink a coffee.
Stop + gerund: He stopped drinking coffee.

11. Verbs followed by either a gerund or an infinitive
Remember + gerund: I remember closing the window
Remember + infinitive: I remembered to close the window.
Yesterday
Today at 8pm

12. Verbs followed by either a gerund or an infinitive
Forget + gerund: I forgot seeing him at a party
Forget + infinitive: I forgot to close the door