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2. Gerunds and Infinitives
Teacher : Mohamed EL KADAOUI
Gerunds and Infinitives
Grammar
Finally I decided to live away from home. When I left my village to a boarding school, I couldn’t imagine living far from my family. My first days at the new school were really hard. Gradually, I began to get used to city life. I decided to concentrate more on my studies and stopped thinking too much about my home village. My new friends and I spent most of our free time playing football. We really enjoyed having fun together.
A- Read the text and choose the best title:
My life at boarding school
Working far from my family
B- Are this statement True of False? Justify:
I enjoyed my first days at my new school. …………………………………………………
C- Fill in the following blanks from the text:
1- ___ ____________ to live ….
2- __ __________ __________ living ….
False : «My first days at the new school were really hard” 
I decided
I couldn’t imagine
To + live
Live + ing
Infinitive
Gerund
To + Verb
Verb + ing
To live
Living

3. Gerunds and Infinitives
Teacher : Mohamed EL KADAOUI
Gerunds and Infinitives
Grammar
Finally I decided to live away from home. When I left my village to a boarding school, I couldn’t imagine living far from my family. My first days at the new school were really hard. Gradually, I began to get used to city life. I decided to concentrate more on my studies and stopped thinking too much about my home village. My new friends and I spent most of our free time playing football. We really enjoyed having fun together.
To + live
Live + ing
Infinitive
Gerund
To + Verb
Verb + ing
To live
Living
D- Study the following examples, and choose the right option
1- I decided to live ….
2- I couldn’t imagine living ….
We use the verb “ decide” / “imagine” before Infinitives
We use the verb “ decide” / “imagine” before gerunds
Quick exercise : write the verbs in the correct form
1- I decided ( study) ____________________ hard.
2- I imagine (receive ) ___________________ my Bac degre
3- What did you decide (do) ___________________ .?
to study
receiving
to do

4. Gerunds and Infinitives
Teacher : Mohamed EL KADAOUI
Gerunds and Infinitives
Grammar
Finally I decided to live away from home. When I left my village to a boarding school, I couldn’t imagine living far from my family. My first days at the new school were really hard. Gradually, I began to get used to city life. I decided to concentrate more on my studies and stopped thinking too much about my home village. My new friends and I spent most of our free time playing football. We really enjoyed having fun together.
To + live
Live + ing
Infinitive
Gerund
To + Verb
Verb + ing
To live
Living
E- Study the text and comlplete the table
Verb + Infinitive
Verb + Gerund
Decide
Begin
Imagine
Stop
Enjoy

5. Gerunds and Infinitives Grammar
Teacher : Mohamed EL KADAOUI
Gerunds and Infinitives
Grammar
Verb + Infinitive
Verb + Gerund
Accept – Refuse – Agree – Ask – Expect
Learn – Promise – Need – Neglect - Hope
Intend – Plan – Seem – Want – Have – Offer
Decide - Manage – Attempt – Afford - Advise
Admit – Avoid - Consider – Enjoy
Finish – Regret – destest – Suggest – Deny
Keep – Imagine – Practise – Miss
Discuss – Give up – Feel like – Mind – apologize for – think about - miss
Exercise: Put in the correct form of the verbs between brackets.
living
I can’t imagine ………………………. (live) in the countryside.
We’ve decided ………………………. (go) to the beach.
I promised ………………………. (take) the children to the zoo.
Jack refused ……………………….. (help) us.
He gave up ………………………………. (smoke) two years ago.
Although I asked him not ……………………….(do) that again, he kept ……………… (do) it.
He can’t afford ……………………….. (live) in London. It’s very expensive.
She thought about …………………………… ( study) English in the university
to go
to take
to help
smoking
to do
doing
to live
studying

6. Summary Unit 1 Gerunds and Infinitives
Formal, Informal and Non-formal Education
Summary
Gerunds and Infinitives
I learnt to swim when I was 10 years old.  infintive = to + verb
B I dislike staying at home .  Gerund = verb + ing
C- I want to learn English
D- I enjoy learning English
A verb can be a Gerund or infinitive
Understanding the usage of Gerunds and Infinitives :
He finished (write) writing the book ( to write = wrong )
She enjoys ( play) playing football ( to play = wrong )
They agreed ( start) to start the project ( starting = wrong )
We decided ( travel) to travel next week ( traveling = wrong )
Verb+Infinitive
Verb+Gerund
Accept – Refuse – Agree – Ask – Expect
Learn – Promise – Need – Neglect - Hope
Intend – Plan – Seem – Want – Have – Offer
Decide - Manage – Attempt – Afford - Advise
Admit – Avoid - Consider – Enjoy
Finish – Regret – destest – Suggest – Deny
Keep – Imagine – Practise – Miss
Discuss – Give up – Feel like – Mind - apologize for – think about

7. Production: Complete these examples about you
Teacher : Mohamed EL KADAOUI
Verbs followed by infinitives or gerunds :
Begin – Continue – Intend – Like – Love – Try – Start – Prefer – Stop – Hate Remember – forget –need – regret –
1. He finished to write /writing the book .
2. I like to stay / staying at home .
Verb « like » accepts infintives and gerunds
I like playing football or
I like to play football
Production: Complete these examples about you
On Sundays, I enjoy watching movies
On Mondays, I dislike
At home, I enjoy
Next year, I hope
I want to stop
I am learning English