Verbs Followed by Gerunds and Infinitives. In English, if you want to follow a verb with another action, you must use a gerund or infinitive. For example: There are certain Missing: astra What Is an Infinitive? What Is a Gerund? 5 Simple Rules to Master the Use of Gerunds and Infinitives; Rule 1: Gerunds can be used as a subject of a sentence. Missing: astra GRAMMAR: Gerunds vs Infinitives. Teach or revise gerunds and infinitives with these video quizzes at A2, B1 and B2 level. Every video quiz contains questions that are suitable for a conversation lesson: student can answer/discuss them in pairs or small groups after completing the video tasks (for example, on their smart phones). The first three Mel. Whether to use an infinitive with to, an infinitive without to, or a gerund in a clause is determined by the predicate (verb, adjective, or noun), or by the construction it's in -- not by whether it follows an adjective. Different adjectives take different complements and participate in different constructions. There is no "easy rule" To Refuse Infinitive: to refuse Gerund: refusing Past participle: refused Simple past: refused Irregular forms Auxilliary verb Spelling change Use contractions. Positive Negative. Indicative. Positive Negative. Present. I refuse I refuse: you refuse you refuse: he/she/it refuses he/she/it refuses: we refuse we refuse
When should a verb be followed by a gerund instead of an infinitive?
/ Gerund = To infinitive / Gerund Vs To infinitive II- Practice 1 III- Practice 2 IV- Previous National Exams items on Gerund and Infinitive. I- Course refuse. They decided to buy a new house. She agreed to marry him; He wants to be an engineer. 3) After Expressions: would like, can afford, how, what. I would like to visit New York Verbs used with BOTH Infinitive and Gerund: try / bother/ like stop/ continue/ suggest/ forget/ remember/ love/ afford/ begin Gerund v Infinitive “She remembered sending the letter” “She remembered to send the letter” I. UNDERLINE THE RIGHT CHOICE. a. We want .. to the swimming pool next Saturday a. going b. go c. to go b
Gerund Vs Infinitive - In the first sentence the letter - Studocu
Introduction. Si on utilise deux verbes l'un après l'autre dans une phrase, par exemple pour décrire une opinion ou une intention d'action, le second verbe prendra le gérondif ou la forme infinitive avec "to". Le gérondif est la forme en "-ing" du verbe. Certains verbes ne peuvent être suivis que d'un gérondif, certains ne peuvent être It terrifies him! (It should be noted that 'would like' (to express a wish or a preference) is always followed by the infinitive. e.g. "I would like to watch the football match.") After certain other verbs such as: admit, appreciate, avoid, consider, delay, deny, finish, give up, imagine, involve, keep (on), mention, miss, postpone, suggest