1. Page 1 Gerunds and Infinitives What the heck are these???

2. Page 2 Gerunds

3. Page 3 What is a Gerund? A gerund in a NOUN made from a verb. To make a gerund, you add “ing” to the verb. Noun: שם עצם Verb: פועל

4. Page 4 Example sentences In the sentence: “I swim every day” “ swim ” Where is the verb in the sentence?

5. Page 5 In the sentence: “ I like swimming ” “ swimming ” is a noun Where is the verb in the sentence? “ like ”

6. Page 6 I like swimming We added an “ing” to the verb and made it a noun!

7. Page 7 In the sentence: “She reads several books a week” Where is the verb? In the sentence: “Reading is important” The word “reading” becomes a noun!

8. Page 8 More examples of gerunds: buying fishing watching telling

9. Page 9 When do we use gerunds? After prepositions (in, at, on, by…) I am good at singing. I have an interest in sailing boats. I won by cheating my way through.

10. Page 10 When do we use gerunds? In the beginning of a sentence. Sitting on the dock of the bay, I watched time tick away….

11. Page 11 When do we use gerunds? As nouns…. Pay attention, acting like an idiot can physically hurt you…

12. Page 12 When do we use gerunds? After certain verbs such as…. stop, finish, prevent, avoid, risk, admit, deny, enjoy, miss, consider, mind, keep… Stop moving around! Finish working please. I enjoy shopping!

13. Page 13 When do we use gerunds? After certain expressions. (1)Used to…./to get used to… (2)To look forward to… (3)Can’t stand, can’t help… (4)No use/no good… (5)Worth/not worth… She is used to brushing her teeth in the morning… I look forward to seeing you again…. I can’t stand getting up so early in the morning! It’s not use trying to convince her.She’s stubborn. It’s not worth crying over….

14. Page 14 Infinitives

15. Page 15 What are infinitives? An infinitive is the basic form of the verb + “to”. Examples: to buy, to run, to fish, to scream, to tell….

16. Page 16 Example sentences I want to swim. They asked us to leave. To be or not to be…. The goal is to win.

17. Page 17 Hamlet “To be or not to be….” Mel Gibson as Hamlet

18. Page 18 When do we use infinitives? After verbs such as learn, promise, want, agree, refuse, hope, ask, decide, etc. I refuse to pay my bills! I agree to help you. I hope to become a millionaire someday…

19. Page 19 When do we use infinitives? After verbs like tell, order, invite, allow, remind, teach, show, advise, etc. I order you to eat! I will teach you to dance. I advise you to keep silent.

20. Page 20 Exceptions! Some verbs and expressions are followed by infinitives without “to”. Let, make, see, hear, feel, watch…. Watch me shake it! Hear me roar! He made me cry.

21. Page 21 Exceptions! All modals are followed by an infinitive without the “to”…. Will, would, shall, should, can, could, may, might Shall we dance? I might go to the dance. I should do my homework.

22. Page 22 Songs that have gerunds “Wishing and Hoping” Wishing and Hoping

23. Page 23 Songs that have infinitives “The Impossible Dream” The Impossible Dream