Prime 1
Summit 1
Gerund and Infinitives
Gerunds and infinitives
SEE
SEEING
gerund
TO SEE
Infinitive
Gerunds and infinitives:
Changes in meaning
 Some verbs are followed by either a gerund or an infinitive
with no change in meaning, for example: love, hate, can’t
stand, like, prefer, begin, start, continue.
 I prefer to dance.
 I prefer dancing.
I can’t stand to get up early.
I can’t stand getting up early.
Gerunds or infinitives – No change in meaning:
love, hate, can’t stand, like, prefer, begin, start , continue
Pair work:
1) What do you love to do/doing?
2) What do you hate to do/doing?
What did you learn about your partner?
Report to the group.
Some verbs change meaning, depending on whether they
are followed by a gerund or an infinitive.
 Remember + infinitive
Remember to do something
(You have not done it yet.)
I have to remember to do the
English homework .
 Remember + gerund
Remember something
that happened in the past.
I remember taking a bus to
CTJ when I was a teenager.
Pair Work
What do you have to remember to do every
month?
What do you remember doing when you were a
little child?
Some verbs change meaning, depending on whether they
are followed by a gerund or an infinitive
Forget + infinitive
Forget to do something.
Forget + gerund
Forget something that
happened in the past.
Don’t forget to pay the bill!
I’ll never forget seeing snow
for the first time.
Some verbs change meaning, depending on whether they
are followed by a gerund or an infinitive.
Stop + infinitive
Stop what you are doing in
order to do something else.
 Stop to smell the roses.
Stop + gerund
Stop an ongoing action.
Complete each sentence with a gerund
or an infinitive:
(Ex. D, page 5)
 1) I’ll never forget ( travel) traveling abroad.
 2) When I feel stressed out, I remember (put) to put things in perspective.
 3) If I forget (send) to send a card for a friend’s birthday, I try to remember (call)
to call.
 4)You need to stop (try) trying to do everything at once.
 5) We forgot (buy) to buy flowers, so we stopped (pick up) to pick up some on the
way to the party.
 6) I remember (celebrate) celebrating holidays with my family when I was young.