Gerunds Infinitives When is (part of) the subject of a sentence - Watching TV is my favorite free time activity - Cooking is my passion After adjectives: happy, pleased, easy, difficult, dangerous, safe, possible. - I am pleased to announce that I bought a car! After prepositions: about, by, without, of, after, before. - After having a shower, I had great breakfast To express purpose (a goal or achievement) - I came to London to study English - I went to the store to buy some milk After Adjective + Preposition: afraid of, angry about/at, bad at, good at, crazy about, disappointed about/at, excited about, happy about/at, proud of, used to, worry about. - I am excited about going to my friend’s house. - We are proud of being part of this project. 1. The children are excited about …………… (move) to our new house. 1. The children are excited about MOVING (move) to our new house. 2. I went to the mechanic …………(fix) my car. 1. The children are excited about MOVING (move) to our new house. 2. I went to the mechanic TO FIX (fix) my car. (purpose) 3. He left his house without ………..… (check) if the windows were closed. 1. The children are excited about MOVING (move) to our new house. 2. I went to the mechanic TO FIX (fix) my car. (purpose) 3. He left his house without CHECKING (check) if the windows were closed. 4. ……………….(write) in English is very difficult. 5. 1. The children are excited about MOVING (move) to our new house. 2. I went to the mechanic TO FIX (fix) my car. (purpose) 3. He left his house without CHECKING (check) if the windows were closed. 4. WRITING (write) in English is very difficult. (subject) 5. It is dangerous …………(walk) home alone 1. The children are excited about MOVING (move) to our new house. 2. I went to the mechanic TO FIX (fix) my car. (purpose) 3. He left his house without CHECKING (check) if the windows were closed. 4. WRITING (write) in English is very difficult. (subject) 5. It is dangerous TO WALK (walk) home alone Sense verbs + infinitive or gerund After feel, hear, listen, notice, see, watch we can use a gerund to express an incomplete action, an action in progress, or a repeated action: ● ● I saw them kissing in the park. (=The action was in progress. I didn’t see it finish.) They watched the man hitting a police officer. (=The action was in progress; the man hit the police officer repeatedly.) After feel, hear, listen, notice, see, watch we can use an infinitive to talk about an action we heard or saw from beginning to end; usually a short action, and not a repeated action. ● ● I saw them kiss in the park. (=I saw the action from start to end. It was probably a short kiss) They watched the man hit a police officer. (=They saw the action from start to end; the man hit the police officer once) Verb + Verb TRY I tried to learn Chinese but it is very difficult I tried learning Chinese but it was very difficult Verb + Verb TRY * Try + infinitive- Attempt to do something/making an effort I tried to learn Chinese but it is very difficult * Try + gerund - I did it but it did not work/ result I tried learning Chinese but it was very difficult REMEMBER Please remember to save your work in case your computer crashes Do you remember eating octopus for the first time? Verb + Verb TRY * Try + infinitive- Attempt to do something/making an effort I tried to learn Chinese but it is very difficult * Try + gerund - I did it but it did not work/ result I tried learning Chinese but it was very difficult REMEMBER * Remember + infinitive - (Don’t) Forget Please remember to save your work in case your computer crashes * Remember + gerund - a memorable experience Do you remember eating octopus for the first time? GO ON After cooking all afternoon, I went on to clean the dishes I can’t go on living like this! I am miserable. Verb + Verb TRY * Try + infinitive- Attempt to do something/making an effort I tried to learn Chinese but it is very difficult * Try + gerund - I did it but it did not work/ result I tried learning Chinese but it was very difficult REMEMBER * Remember + infinitive - (Don’t) Forget Please remember to save your work in case your computer crashes * Remember + gerund - a memorable experience Do you remember eating octopus for the first time? GO ON * Go on + infinitive - to do the next action After cooking all afternoon, I went on to clean the dishes * Go on + Gerund - a continuous activity I can’t go on living like this! I am miserable.
