GERUND and infinitive

1. GERUND and infinitive

GERUND AND
INFINITIVE

2.

W E U S E G E RU N D :
AS THE SUBJECT OF A
SENTENCE:
S T U DY I N G I S H A R D B U T
INTERESTING.

3.

A F T E R C E RTA I N V E R B S
LIKE
A D M I T, AVO I D, C O N S I D E R ,
I N VO LV E , R I S K , S U G G E S T, .
I S U G G E S T S T U DY I N G
THIS BOOK

4.

AFTER PREPOSITIONS
I ’ M I N T E R E S T E D I N S T U DY I N G
AFTER VERBS OF LIKING OR
D I S L I K I N G , E . G L I K E , L O V E , E N J O Y,
C A N ’ T S T A N D , D O N ’ T M I N D , H AT E
I E N J O Y W AT C H I N G T V
W I T H G O T O TA L K A B O U T P H Y S I C A L
ACTIVITI ES.
GO RUNNING, SWIMMIMNG, CYCLING

5.

WE USE THE INFINITIVE:
TO E X P L A I N W H Y
S O M E B O DY D O E S
SOMETHING/
W H Y D I D H E G O TO
U N I V E R C I T Y ? TO S T U DY
L A N G U AG E S .

6.

I M M E D I AT E LY A F T E R
ADJECTIVES.
I T ’ S G O O D TO R E V I S E W I T H
OT H E R P E O P L E
A F T E R TO O, E N O U G H , T H E
F I R S T, T H E L A S T
I T ’ S T O O C O L D T O G O O U T.

7.

A F T E R C E RTA I N V E R B S , S U C H A S
WA N T, L E A R N , AG R E E , D E C I D E ,
E X P E C T, H O P E , S E E M , T RY, W O U L D
LIKE, APPEAR, ARRANGE, ASK,
AT T E M P T, E N C O U R AG E , F O R C E ,
M A N AG E , H E L P, N E E D, P R O M I S E /
I WA N T TO WO R K F O R A
N E W S PA P E R