English Language: Understanding the Use of Gerunds and Infinitives after Various Verbs, Diapositivas de Inglés

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After certain verbs:

consider, continue, deny, detest, dislike, enjoy, finish, hate ,

like love, miss, prefer, recommend, suggest…

He prefers eating spaghetti to brocoli

He denied copying in his exam

I haven’t finished painting my room yet

2.-After certain expressions : can’t help,

can’t stand, be used to, get used to, don’t

mind/wouldn’t mind, feel like, it’s no

use,look forward to…

He can’t help falling in love

with her

I don’t mind getting up early!!

Dancing is funny!!

4. After “go”:

3. As a noun:

He goes fishing every weekend

• A. After certain verbs:

Agree, appear, choose, decide, expect, hope,

learn, plan, promise, refuse, seem, want,

wish...

He agreed to meet her and pomised to arrive

on time

After adjectives: afraid, ashamed, ready, sad,

happy, quick, difficult, easy, funny, impossible, pleased,

ready, sorry:

She was happy to win the prize

She is ready to phone you

Advise, help, invite, persuade, teach,

tell, warn , want:

My mother advised / told me to arrive

early

( Mi madre me aconsejó/ me dijo que

llegara pronto)

After verb+ pronoun ( detrás del

complemento indirecto)

Start, begin, like , hate , love, continue,

prefer

She started to cry/crying when she saw

the doctor

I hate studying / to study this stuff

Dan enjoys __________(watch) sci fi movies

Cheryl suggested_________(go) to the cinema

Where did you learn _______(speak) Spanish?

He is tired of ___________(do) the same job

Do you mind_______(help)me translate this letter?

He asked _______ (talk) to the store manager

If he keeps _________(come) to work late, he’s going to be fired

I agreed _________(help) Jack wash his car

Jennifer dislikes ________(work) in front of a computer all day

Sandra decided __________(study) economics in London

__________(swim) helped me to recover my back

She can’t help ___________ ( laugh) when she watches that movie

She would like ________(try) a bit of your lovely pie

After work I always go ________(jog) for half an hour

Thank you for _________(be) so helpful with us

Claire denied _________ (be) related to the Royal family

watching

going

to speak

doing

helping

coming

To talk

To help

working

to study

swimming

laughing

being

to try

jogging

being

Gerund or infinitive?

He stopped…,,,(eat) meat a long time ago

He stopped eating meat a long time ago

Do you remember …… (meet) your best friend thefirst time?

Do you remember meeting your best friend the first time?

Would you mind ……… (close ) the door?

Would you mind closing the door?

• Why don’t we go to a concert tonight? How about…..

How about going to a concert tonight

Let’s stop ……….(have) a drink here

Let’s stop to have a drink here.

Driving at high speed is dangerous. It is …..

It is dangerous to drive at high speed

Don’t forget ……..(buy) some bread at the supermaket

• Don’t forget to buy some bread at the supermarket

• Why don’t we stop ……….( do) homework and play Among us

Why don’t stop doing homework and play Among us