Infinitive Full Infinitive: to play, to see, to read, to wash,etc Bare Infinitive: play, see,read,wash,etc 1. Infinitive after some verbs Agree Ask Arrange Attempt Appear Afford Decide Dare Refuse Manage Hope Learn Explain We agreed to meet at 6 p.m. Tom asked John to help him. My friends arranged to throw a party on my birthday. Fred will attempt to sit for a language exam next year. You appear so happy today! We can’t afford to travel to Dubai. My parents have just decided to renovate our house. How do you dare to speak to me like this? He refuses to give me an answer. Have you managed to buy comfortable shoes? I hope to get a well-paid job very soon. My sister is learning to drive a car. Can you explain how to interpret this newspaper article to me? Know Offer Threaten Promise Pretend Fail Plan Used to Tend Seem Want Tell Order remind Warn I don’t know what to say. Can I offer to give you a lift? The policeman threatened to give me a fine for illegal parking. I promise to love you forever. Mary pretends to be a film star. My brother has failed to repair his car. She is planning to travel abroad on her holiday. I used to eat red meat but now I don’t. Fred tends to have more and more physical exercise. You seem to be worrying over something. They want to get married. Could you tell me what to do? The General ordered the soldiers to fire. My mother reminded me to take my umbrella with me. They warned me to go out after dark. 2.Infinitive after Adjectives It is easy to do this task. It is difficult to solve this problem. It is comfortable to do online shopping. It is dangerous not to wear a mask during Covid. This film is funny to watch. This car is enjoyable to drive. It is too late to leave now. It is too early to get up now. My help is not enough to help them 3. After Question Words I don’t know how to tell him the news. She can’t decide where to go . We haven’t decided when to start this experiment. They didn’t inform us who to meet at the railway station. My father never tells me what to do in my free time. 4. In finitive to say why you do something: I am putting on my pyjamas to go to sleep. Jonn has just bought a bunch of flowers to propose to Mary. Yesterday Mary bought some fruit to bake a fruit tart. I have just ordered an air ticket to travel to London next Friday. We usually turn on the TV to watch an exciting film. Gerund Gerund is a NOUN formed out of a Verb. to play (Infinitive Form of the Verb) to think to dig to read playing (Gerund) thinking digging reading 1. Gerund as the Subject or Object of a Sentence: Learning all the time makes you look young. Eating lots of vegetables and fruit is healthy. Driving a car too fast is dangerous. I like listening to music while studying. She hates being late for school. Children enjoy playing with dogs and cats. 2. Gerund after Prepositions: I’m thinking of buying a new bicycle. Mary insists on doing all the housework on Saturday morning. Sam is keen on watching TV programmes about cars. Tom warnes me against walking in the city after dark. Mother always reminds of taking a sandwich to school. Sue can’t imagine life without doing yoga every day. Peter is good at doing sport. Ther’s no point in waiting any longer. I am fed up with their complaining all the time. 3. Gerund after Some Verbs Avoid Admit Finish Delay Enjoy Mind Fancy Imagine Deny Consider Involve Practise Miss Postpone Put off Risk Suggest Give up Avoid getting in trouble. Jim has admitted stealing the car. We always finish doing tasks on time. Because of thick fog the London train was delayed arriving at the railway-station on time. I enjoy lying in the sun for hours on a hot summer day. They don’t mind working from home. Can you fancy him driving a Porsche? He often imagines spending his summer holiday on the Maldives one day. The suspect doesn’t deny comitting the crime. You should consider studying hard or going to work instead. Learning a foreign language involves studying grammar rules and memorizing new words. Judy practises playing the piano every day. Tom missed watching the tennis tournament on TV last night. We have postponed going away for the weekend till next month. We have put off going away for the weekend till next month. Don’t risk cathing the virus, always wear a mask when you are in public places. Tony suggested to me having a coffee with him. Don’t give up fulfilling your dreams. Feel like Keep on Be used to Remind of Forgive for Warn against It’s no use / It’s no good….. There’s no point in… It’s worth… Have difficulty… Be interested in Sg need (doing) Be good at Be fed up with Be excited about Succeed in Take to Dream of Approve of Insist on He doesn’t feel like working today. Just keep on smiling. He is used to getting up early. (Don’t mix it up with „He used to get up early”) Mother reminds me of taking a sandwich every day. Forgive me for forgetting about your birthday. Tom always warns me against walking in the park after dark. It’s no use cheating./It’s no good cheating. There’s no point in running after the bus as the next one is coming in a minute. It’s worth studying foreign languages. Pete has difficulty doing Maths exercises. We are intersted in cooking new dishes. My car needs washing as it’s awfully dirty. Jim is good at making people calm down. Jane is fed up with driving in the rush-hour. Kids are excited about getting their Christmas presents. Kate always succeeds in passing her exams. After his wife’s death Tom took up drinking. She is dreaming of having a wonderful wedding ceremony one day. My parents don’t approve of my smoking. Mother insists on the kids going to bed before 8 p.m. Verbs taking Both Gerund and Infinitive but with Change in Meaning: Verbs taking both GERUND and I stopped smoking. I remembered locking the door. I forgot posting the letter. Have you ever tried taking a sleeping pill? I can’t help laughing. I regret telling you are wrong. Learning English means memorizing a lot . The doctor advised having a rest. The waiter recommended having tea. Mum allows smoking in the house. I was reading, had a break and went on reading.She likes going to see her dentist. Gerund:points backward, into the past INFINITIVE with change in meaning: I stopped to smoke. I remembered to lock the door. I forgot to post the letter. Try to take a sleeping pill. I can’t help to solve your problem. I regret to tell you that you are wrong. I didn’t mean to hurt you. The doctor advised me to have a rest. The waiter recommended us to have tea. Mum allows me to smoke in the house. I was reading the book, had a break and went on to watch TV. She likes to go to see her dentist. Infinitive: points forward, into the future GERUND or INFINITIVE? 1. I want ………………………(go) home now. 2. This dress is worth …………………….(buy). 3. I didn’t mean ………………..(hurt) you! 4. I regret ……………………..(not learn) English earlier. 5. He postponed …………..(go) away till tomorrow. 6. Before…………….(leave), I locked the door. 7. How did you manage …………….(swim) across the ocean? 8. The doctor advised him……………….(have) a rest. 9. We hope……(meet) you soon. 10.She imagines ………………(get) married to a prince. 11.They’ve admitted……………….(steal) the money. 12.We are good at……...(sing). 13.The soup isn’t hot enough ………..(eat) 14.It is nice…….(help) others.
