1. BAHASA INGGRIS II ana@stikom.edu GERUND or INFINITIVE

2. Verb + Gerund I enjoy swimming at the beach She keeps working until midnight It stopped raining a few minutes ago She have discussed getting a new manager Common verbs followed by the gerunds: enjoy, finish, stop, quit, mind, postpone, put off, keep, keep on, consider, think about, discuss, talk about.

3. Go + Gerund Examples: I go swimming every weekend. Would you ever go skydiving? go boating go bowling go scuba diving go bungee jumping go shoppinggo camping go sightseeinggo canoeing go skateboarding go sailing

4. Verb + Infinitive I have decided not to buy a new van Tom offered to lend me some money I want to visit my grandmother next year They agreed to sign the contract Common verbs followed by infinitives: want, need, would like, would love, hope, expect, plan, intend, mean, decide, promise, offer, agree, refuse, seem, appear, pretend, forget, learn (how), try, (can't ) afford, (can’t) wait

5. Verb + Gerund or Infinitive It begins raining. It begins to rain. They started working at 7am. They started to work at 7am. We like going to the cinema. We like to go to the cinema There are some verbs that can be followed both gerund and to infinitive. Here are begin, start, continue, like, love, hate, can’t stand