GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES
Gerunds: studying
Infinitive: to study
GERUND .
Ending in “-ING” that is made from a verb and used like a noun.
Example: Everyone enjoy Tyler’s SINGING.
A gerund can be either the subject or object:
Example: CYCLING is fun / I enjoy CYCLING.
INFINITIVE.
The basic form of a verb that usually follows “TO”:
Examples: “I had TO LEAVE because I had a meeting”
“You wanted to tell me something important, didn’t you?”
WHEN DO WE USE THEM?.
There are 4 different possibilities here:
a) We MUST use a GERUND
1. As part of a VERBAL TENSE structure:
“She WAS STUDYING very hard last week” (Past Continuous)
2. When it’s the SUBJECT of a general sentence:
“SOLVING problems is by far the most difficult task in the maths tests.”
3. After PREPOSITIONS
“She thinks ABOUT VISITING you in Alaska next month.”
4. After the verb “TO GO” when talking about sports.
“We all WENT SKIING last weekend, it was so funny!”
