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B1+ Gerunds and Infinitives
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Our teacher made us DO / TO DO / TO DOING so much work on Tuesday. =(
made us do (make + object + bare inf.)
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Do you use a gerund or infinitive after an adjective?
infinitive
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Do you use a gerund or infinitive after an object pronoun?
infinitive
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He denied TO BREAK / BREAKING the plant pot.
denied breaking (deny + gerund)
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You should avoid TO EAT / EATING late at night if your having trouble sleeping.
eating (avoid + gerund)
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They have arranged TO VISIT / VISITING in the winter.
arranged to visit (arrange + infinitive)
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I hope TO GO / GOING on holiday in the summer.
hope to go (hope + inf.)
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She never feels like TO COOK / COOKING after she gets home from work.
feels like cooking (feel like + gerund)
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What is the difference between a full infinitive and a base (or bare) infinitive?
The infinitive is TO + VERB, and the bare/base infinitive is without TO.
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Name any 3 verbs that go before an infinitive.
appear, agree, arrange, prepare, promise, arrange, plan, offer, seem, want, tend, would like, etc...
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I promise NOT TO DO / TO NOT DO / NOT DOING that ever again.
promise not to do (promise + infinitive)
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I suggest TO STRETCH / STRETCHING before and after exercise to avoid injury.
suggest stretching (suggest + gerund)
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Do you mind TO MOVE / MOVING?
mind moving (mind + gerund)
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We had better LEAVE / TO LEAVE / LEAVING soon or we’ll be late.
Had better leave ( had better + bare inf.)
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Do you use a gerund or infinitive after a preposition?
gerund
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My parents won’t let me TO GO / GO / GOING to the music festival.
let me go (let + obj. + bare inf.)
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Tell me a verb that changes meaning depending on whether we use it with a gerund or infinitive.
remember, stop, mean, regret, try, forget, etc…
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He didn’t plan TO STUDY / STUDYING in another country, but that’s where the opportunity arose.
plan to study (plan + infinitive)
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Name any 3 verbs that go before a gerund.
avoid, suggest, recommend, like, hate, can’t stand, feel like, fancy, understand, miss, practise, mention, enjoy, appreciate, etc…
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Tell me a verb that can go with a gerund or infinitive without changing the meaning.
begin, continue, start, love, hate, etc...
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Do you use a gerund or infinitive after a phrasal verb?
gerund
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I tend TO PREFER / PREFERRING savoury snacks like crisps over sweet ones like chocolate.
tend to prefer (tend + infinitive)
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I didn’t want to talk to my teacher, so I pretended NOT TO SEE / TO NOT SEE / NOT SEEING her.
pretended not to see (pretend + infinitive)
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