VERB FORMS
GERUND OR
INFINITIVE
A Grammar Lesson
Gerund (ing) or Infinitive (V1)
• When one verb follows another we usually use either Gerund
(VERB+ING) or the Infinitive (to V1)
• I enjoy travelling around the world.
• I enjoyed watching the movie.
• I decided to travel around the world.
• I think she will decide to study in the UK.
Verb Forms
Verb Forms – Exercise 1
……… + Gerund (V+ing)
……… + to + Infinitive (V1)
Verb Forms – Exercise 1
……… + V+ing
……… + to V1
• Enjoy
• Decide
• 1, no use / no point
• 1, use
• 2, about
• 2, refuse
• 3,can’t stand
• 3, look forward
• 4, worth
• 4, expect
• 5, by
• 5, manage
• 6, put off
• 6, plan
• 7, find
Verb Forms – Exercise 1
Answers
……… + Gerund (V+ing)
……… + to + infinitive (V1)
• enjoy
• decide
• don’t mind
• refuse
• admit
• promise
• keep
• afford
• interested in
• threaten
• imagine
• agree
•
start / begin
•
Want /would like
•
stop / give up / quit / finish
•
promise
•
enjoy / like / love
•
hope
•
hate / can’t stand
•
•
plan
Keep
•
•
put off
expect
•
interested in
•
decide
•
by
•
refuse
•
risk
•
manage
•
deny
•
a good idea
•
practice
•
learn
•
consider
•
threaten
•
suggest
•
afford
•
Regret
•
offer
•
admit
•
agree
•
Avoid
•
•
Deserve
Imagine
•
•
not mindook forward to
allowt +v1
……… + V+ing
……… + to V1
Understanding the Vocabulary
VOCAB
MEANINGs
• accuse
• To speak or act aggressively to someone
• admit
• To feel bad about doing something
• deny
• To think carefully about something
• suggest
• To believe/think the same as another
person.
• regret
• avoid
• To give some useful ideas to someone.
• To stay away from something/someone.
• agree
• To blame someone for something bad
• threaten
• To argue that you didn’t do anything bad.
• consider
• To accept that you did something bad
1 - Likes & Dislikes + Gerund
Some Rules
to help
(V+ing)
• Like
love
Prefer
• Dislike
can’t stand
Hate
enjoy
• I enjoy playing golf but I can’t stand watching it on TV.
2- Beginnings and endings + Gerund (V+ing)
• Start
begin
• Stop
finish
quit
• I will start learning Japanese once I’ve finished studying Chinese
3- Before, after, while + Gerund (V+ing)
Gerund or Infinitive
Gerund and Infinitive
Verbs that can work with both
infinitives & gerunds
Some verbs can be used with both infinitives and gerunds but the
meanings are different
• Try
• Remember
• Forget
• Stop
• Regret
Verbs that can work with both
infinitives & gerunds
Some verbs can be used with both infinitives and gerunds but the meanings are
different.
Try
• I tried to lift that heavy stone
(past or future)
• Try using a different computer
(suggestion for right now)
Remember
• Please remember to go to the bank for me.
(suggestion for future)
• I remember going to the bank with my passport.
(past event)
Remember - forget
• Don’t …………...(buy) some stamps.
• I won’t …….........(meet) Lady Gaga last year.
•
Quick Game – work in
groups
1, decide
(infinitive)
• 2, enjoy
(gerund)
• 3, plan
(infinitive)
• 4, practice
(gerund)
• 5, hope
i
• 6, hate
g
• 7,
i
• 8,
g
• 9,
i
• 10,
g
• 11,
i
• 12,
g
• 13,
i
Spelling – Test on Friday 
• risk
• expect
• deny
• decide
• practice
• consider
• suggest
• refuse
• manage
• threaten
• afford
• regret
• offer
• admit
• agree
• avoid
• deserve
• imagine
• not mind
• allow