2x gerunds v infinitives.notebook 1 June 24, 2014 Use FULL INFINITIVE: * to express purpose I came to Canada to study English. * after certain adjectives: easy, surprised, necessary, important It's easy to get lost in a new city. * after certain verbs: agree, hope, expect, need, refuse, pretend I've decided to take the exam but don't expect to pass. * after certain nouns: ability, decision, chance, opportunity, power I am frustrated by my failure to understand. purpose adj. + infinitive verb + infinitive noun + infinitive Use BARE INFINITIVE: * after modal verbs: can, should, might, would, etc. You can pay for it over there. * after these verbs: help*, make, let, had better, would rather/sooner My mother made me clean my room. Use the GERUND: * as the subject of a sentence or clause Eating the right kind of food improves concentration. * after prepositions She got tired of waiting for him and went home. * after certain verbs: appreciate, consider, deny, advise, imagine, keep, miss, etc. He admitted breaking the window, but denied stealing anything. * after have difficulty in, it's no use, it's (not) worth, can't help It's no use worrying about it. Some verbs can be followed by the gerund or infinitive: with no change in meaning: begin, continue, hate, like, love, prefer, start... Don't start writing / to write until I say so. with a change in meaning: forget, remember, go on, regret, stop, try I stopped smoking. I stopped to smoke and then went back to work. make + object + bare infinitive modal + bare infinitive preposition + gerund verb + gerund verb + gerund

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2x gerunds v infinitives.notebook

June 24, 2014

Use FULL INFINITIVE:

* to express purpose

I came to Canada to study English.

* after certain adjectives: easy, surprised, necessary, important

It's easy to get lost in a new city.

* after certain verbs: agree, hope, expect, need, refuse, pretend

I've decided to take the exam but don't expect to pass.

* after certain nouns: ability, decision, chance, opportunity, power

I am frustrated by my failure to understand.

purpose

adj. + infinitive

verb + infinitive

noun + infinitive

Use BARE INFINITIVE:

* after modal verbs: can, should, might, would, etc.

You can pay for it over there.

* after these verbs: help*, make, let, had better, would rather/sooner

My mother made me clean my room.

Use the GERUND:* as the subject of a sentence or clause

Eating the right kind of food improves concentration.

* after prepositions

She got tired of waiting for him and went home.

* after certain verbs: appreciate, consider, deny, advise, imagine, keep, miss, etc.

He admitted breaking the window, but denied stealing anything.

* after have difficulty in, it's no use, it's (not) worth, can't help

It's no use worrying about it.

Some verbs can be followed by the gerund or infinitive: with no change in meaning: begin, continue, hate, like, love, prefer, start...Don't start writing / to write until I say so.

with a change in meaning: forget, remember, go on, regret, stop, try

I stopped smoking.I stopped to smoke and then went back to work.

make + object + bare infinitive

modal + bare infinitive

preposition + gerund

verb + gerund verb + gerund