gerund and infinitive verbs difference

1. The Infinitive or –ing form

forget + to-inf
забыть, не помнить
I’m sorry, I forgot to lock the
car.
remember + to-inf
помнить, не забывать
Remember to read the
instructions.
forget + -ing form
не помнить о событии в
прошлом
We’ll never forget visiting
Paris.
remember + -ing form
помнить о событии в
прошлом
I don’t remember meeting Al
before.

2.

mean + to-inf
намереваться, собираться
mean + -ing form
подразумевать, предлагать
He means to move to London. Working harder means getting
more money.
regret + to-inf
сожалеть о том, что
приходится сообщать
что-либо неприятное
We regret to tell you that you have
failed.
regret + -ing form
cожалеть о чем-либо
I regret telling lies.

3.

go on + to-inf
go on + -ing form
закончить действие и
продолжать делать чтоприступить к новому
либо
действию
After he finished his speech he She went on watching TV.
went on to answer the
reporters’ questions.
try + to-inf
стараться, делать все
возможное
try + -ing form
делать что-то в качестве
эксперимента
She tried hard to cope with her Try adding some more sauce
new job.
to your pasta.

4.

stop+ to-inf
stop + -ing form
остановиться на время с целью прекратить делать чточто-либо сделать, затем
либо
вернуться к предыдущему
действию
Stop talking to each other,
He stopped to buy some milk on
please!
his way home.
hate + to-inf
испытывать неудовольствие
по поводу предстоящего
события
I hate to interrupt, but I must
talk to you.
hate + -ing form
не любить то, что
приходится делать
I hate making you feel
uncomfortable.

5.

want + to-inf
выражает желание
want + -ing form
что-либо требует какоголибо действия
I want to find a better job.
Your dress wants cleaning.
be sorry + to-inf
сожалеть
be sorry for + -ing form
извиняться за что-либо
I’m sorry to hear he has been
injured.
I’m sorry for
misunderstanding what
you said.

6.

be afraid + to-inf
бояться делать что-либо,
сомневаться
I’m afraid to drive over
the old bridge.
be afraid of + -ing form
Бояться, что может случиться
действие , обозначенное –ing
формой глагола
She is afraid of breaking her leg
if she jumps over the wall.

7. Put the verbs in brackets into the infinitive or –ing form:

1. I don’t enjoy…………….
going (go) to the discos.
to speak(speak).
2. My baby sister is just learning ……………..
3. I couldn’t help …………………
laughing (laugh) when I saw Tom in
this costume.
4. Can’t you remember ………………
to fill (fill) up the car with
petrol on time? I’s nearly empty.
5. I’d love ……………..
to invite(invite) Dave and Mary round for a
meal some time.
6. I regret …………..
to say (say) that I won’t be able to come.
7. My jeans need …………….
washing(wash). They’re filthy.
pulling(pull) my hair! It hurts!
8. Stop ……………

8.

9. To tell the truth I’m not very keen on …….
(visit) museums.
visiting
10. I just want ………
(wish) you Happy Birthday.
to wish
11. The doctor advised me to stop ……..
(smoke).
smoking
12. Would you mind ………..
(feed) our cat while we’re away
feeding
on holiday?
to defrost
13. Don’t forget ………..
(defrost) the chicken before you cook
it.
to find
14. Did you manage ………..
(find) what you were looking for?
15. Can you slow down a bit? I’m not used to ……….
(drive) so
driving
fast.

9. Put the verbs in brackets into the infinitive or –ing form:

to be the only one who agrees to come.
1. Jane appears ………(be)
2. We concentrated on ………(do)
doing this work very well.
3. I remember …………
(lend) my calculator to someone but I
lending
can’t remember who!
4. It’s no use ………..
trying(try) to persuade me. I’m not going to tell
you.
to come(come) as soon as possible.
5. I promise ……………
6. Jane failed …………..
(meet) them at the airport.
to meet
7. Stop …………
(talk), I’m trying to finish the letter.
talking
8. I always try to avoid ……….
(see) him whenever I can.
seeing

10.

waiting
9. I can’t stand …....
(wait) in the queue.
10. The firemen managed …...
(putoff
off) the fire pretty quickly.
to put
11. Do you remember ……..
(meet) him last summer?
meeting
12. Let’s stop here ……..
(buy) a newspaper.
to buy
13. I feel like …….
(have) a cup of coffee.
having
being
14. I’d like to apologize for ………
(be) late.
15. This film is really worth ……
(watch).
watching

11. Choose the right form:

Dear Dan,
We just wanted, say/to say/saying thank you for giving us a lift before we caught
the plane last week. It was a lovely evening, and we were happy meeting/to
meet/meet your friends, Pete and Sarah. We managed get/getting/to get to the airport
with plenty of time to spare. We even tried getting/to get/get an earlier flight, but it
wasn’t possible.
We really had a wonderful holiday in Spain. We just enjoyed driving/to drive/drive
through the countryside, and we often stopped walk/walking/to walk round a
mountain village. We met our friends, Bill and Sue, and they invited us having/to
have/have a meal with them. They insisted on our staying/to stay/stay with them, but
we couldn’t, as we had already booked a hotel. The weather was fantastic. The sun
didn’t stop shining/to shine/shine all the time we were there.
Leaving Spain was very sad. Anyway, we’re looking forward to see/seeing/to see
you soon.
Best wishes,
Sandra

12.

Dear Dan,
We just wanted, to say thank you for giving us a lift before we caught the plane last
week. It was a lovely evening, and we were happy to meet your friends, Pete and
Sarah. We managed to get to the airport with plenty of time to spare. We even tried to
get an earlier flight, but it wasn’t possible.
We really had a wonderful holiday in Spain. We just enjoyed driving through the
countryside, and we often stopped to walk round a mountain village. We met our
friends, Bill and Sue, and they invited us to have a meal with them. They insisted on
our staying with them, but we couldn’t, as we had already booked a hotel. The
weather was fantastic. The sun didn’t stop shining all the time we were there.
Leaving Spain was very sad. Anyway, we’re looking forward to seeing you soon.
Best wishes,
Sandra

13. Литература

О.В. Терентьева, Л.М. Гудкова «Английский язык. Раздел
«Грамматика и лексика»»
Вирджиния Эванс, Дженни Дули “Round-Up 6”

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