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VERBS FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVE OR GERUND

VERBS FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVE OR GERUND. Silvia Municio Mendoza Master’s Degree in Bilingual Teaching. TO+ INFINITIVES: The main part of the general verb They are preceded by to . To work To do To say To sleep To write To read. FIRST OF ALL,. WHAT ARE INFINITIVES AND GERUNDS?.

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VERBS FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVE OR GERUND

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  1. VERBS FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVE OR GERUND Silvia Municio Mendoza Master’sDegree in BilingualTeaching

  2. TO+ INFINITIVES: • Themainpart of the general verb • They are preceded byto. • Towork • To do • Tosay • Tosleep • Towrite • Toread FIRST OF ALL, WHAT ARE INFINITIVES AND GERUNDS?

  3. WHAT ABOUT GERUNDS? • They havethesameforms as theverbswith –ing • Somefollowthe general rule verb+ing • Ask asking • Talktalking • Readreading • Othersreplacethe –e withan –i • Loveloving • Breathebreathing

  4. GERUNDS Some come afterthe –y at theend of thesentence Sometransformthewordinto irregular • Play playing • Saysaying • Staystaying • Lie lying • Die dying

  5. GERUNDS Somedoublethe final letter Somedoublethe final letter • Travel travelling • Referreferring • Preferpreferring

  6. VERBS FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVE • Ask • Hope • Agree • Learm • Arrange • Need • Choose • Offer • Decide • Prepare • Expect • Promise • refuse • Ennis refusedtocontinuetherelationship. • Jack promisedtobuild a house. • Aguirre offeredthemtowork in themountains. • He didn’twanttoknowabout Texas. • Ennis agreedtodivorceher.

  7. VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUND • Admit • Fancy • Avoid • Feellike • Consider • Finish • Deny • Forgive • Detest • Give up • suggest • Can’thelp • Can’t stand • They werepractisingplayingthe piano. • I can’t stand beingracist. • They keptonmettingveryfourmonths. • Thechildrengave up insultingher. • Sheadmittedbeingallergic. • Wedeniedgoingtothat place.

  8. VERBS FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVE OR GERUND – WITH THE SAME MEANING INFINITIVE GERUND Start, begin, continue, like, love, prefer, hate, intend • Westartedtoplaybasketballwhenwewere 12. • Shecontinuedtoworkforthesamecompany • Westartedplayingbasketballwhenwewere 12. • Shecontinuedworkingforthesamecopany.

  9. VERBS FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVE OR GERUND – WITH A DIFFERENT MEANING INFINITIVE GERUND • Try to + inf – tomakeaneffort • He triedtoworkveryefficientlythatday. • Stop to + inf – to stop in orderto do somethingelse • They stopped at thenewsagent’stobuythenewspaper. • Try + ing – tomakeanexperiment • Ifyouwant a goodjob, try making a good interview. • Stop + ing – nottocontinuewithanaction • I stoppedtellinglieswhen I was 10.

  10. VERBS FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVE OR GERUND – WITH A DIFFERENT MEANING INFINITIVE GERUND • Forgetto + inf: toforgetsomethingthatneededto be done • I forgotto post theletter. • Rememberto + inf: toremembersomethingthatneededto be done • He rememberedtosendhim a letter. • Forget + ing: toforgetsomethingthathappened in thepast • Sheforgotdriving(sheknewhowto drive beforebutnowshedoesn’tremember) • Remember + ing: toremembersomethingthathappened in thepast • Mymothercan’trememberbeing in London.

  11. FORMS WITH LIKE, LOVE, HATE AND PREFER INFINITIVE GERUND • Wetakeliketo+ infwhenwethinkthatsomethingisorisnot a good idea: • I liketotravel. • I hatetotravel. • Weonly use to+infwithexpressionslikewouldlike, wouldprefer, etc. • ShewouldliketogotoAfrica. • We’dprefertotakeanotherdish. • We use theformlike + ingwhenthey mean enjoy/don’tenjoy: • I likevisitingothercountries. • I hatevisitingothercountries.

  12. Fill in thesentenceswiththecorrectform: • I didn’twant ______ (make ) a decisionyet. • Whydon’tyou stop ______(criticize) yourneighbour? • I enjoy _____(swim), but I detest _____(dive). • Myparentslike ______ (travel) bytrain. • Wouldyoumind _____(pass) me thesalt? • He promised _____(notsee) himagain. • Sheforgavehim ______(be) rudewithher. • Wecan’thelp ______(laugh) a lotwiththatjoke.

  13. DO THEY HAVE THE SAME MEANING? • Kathy begantoplaytenniswhenshewassix. • Kathy beganplayingtenniswhenshewassix. • I hatewalking in the rain. • I hatetowalk in the rain. • He stoppedtobuycigarettes. • He stoppedbuyingcigarettes.

  14. Do theyhavethesamemeaning? • Can youdraw a conclusionfromthisactivity?

  15. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING!

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