Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives

• What is your hobby?

• What do you love doing?

• Going to the beach? Playing video games? Hiking (walking)? Singing? Dancing?

• Now, what if I ask you what you want to do every day?

• Maybe you are learning to draw. Maybe all you want to do is to read comic books. Maybe you are planning to start your own business. Or maybe you will soon decide to travel the world!

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Gerunds and infinitives are very common in the English language.

They can be used in many situations.

Sometimes you may use an infinitive and a gerund.

Sometimes you have to choose between the two, because using one may be completely wrong.

And knowing the difference between them and using them correctly are essential to speaking English properly, especially in business English settings.

An infinitive is the verb form that has “to” at the beginning. For example, “to do,” “to sleep,” “to love” and “to create.”

It is the simplest verb form that you have to modify to fit into sentences.

For example, “She sleeps” no longer contains the infinitive of the verb “to sleep.” Instead, it has been conjugated into the simple present third person form of the verb “to sleep”: sleeps.

Infinitives are easy!

A gerund is a noun made from a verb by adding -ing at the end.

E.g:

Playing tennis is fun

Don't confused it with a continuous form!

E.g:

I was playing tennis

I am watching the news

•I LIKE PLAYING FOOTBALL (VERB ING: GERUND) (REPEAT THE ACTION MANY TIMES) 

•I LIKE TO PLAY FOOTBALL ( GENERAL)

• It is hard to make dinner this late.

• I came to the office to solve the mystery of the missing keys.

• Ross decided to go home instead.

• Do you need to do your laundry this weekend?

• Verbs followed by a gerund or infinitive with little to no change in meaning

• Example: It started to rain /  it started raining

​https://www.engvid.com/wp-content/media/Verbs-Followed-by-Gerunds-and-Infinitives.pdf

• Select 5 verbs from the list Common verbs followed by a gerund

• Select 5 verbs from the list Common verbs followed by an infinitive

• Select 5 verbs from the list Common verbs followed by both

  Create your own examples with each one of them.

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5_Msrdg3Hk

• Job Interviews:

  • Situation: Simulate a job interview scenario where you need to describe your qualities and experiences.

  • Examples:

    • "I'm interested in this position because it's very challenging."

    • "I'm excited about the opportunity to work with your team."

    • "I'm experienced in handling customer inquiries."

    • "I'm confident about my ability to meet deadlines."

• As the subject or object of a sentence

• E.g: Running is good for your heart

• After some verbs of like or dislike: like,love, enjoy, hate, can't stand, don't mind

• E.g: I like studying english

• Exception: would like

• E.g: I'd like to study english more.

• After prepositions: in,on,at,for, about,after,before,etc.

• E.g: I am good at writing poems

• E.g: I am interesting in studying science

• Exception: to (if is not a phrasal verb)

• E.g:

• I need to do my homework

• I'm looking forward to meeting you (phrasal verb)

Some common verbs that are followed by gerund are: avoid, enjoy, finish, hate, keep, like, love, don’t mind, prefer, recommend, spend time, stop, suggest, etc.

The negative form of the gerund is not + -ing.

He enjoys not having to wake up early at the weekends. 

Some common verbs that are followed by gerund are: avoid, enjoy, finish, hate, keep, like, love, don’t mind, prefer, recommend, spend time, stop, suggest, etc.

Particle 'to' + base form of the verb

BE CAREFUL! 'to' is not a preposition in this case

E.g:

I want to study english

​Restaurant Review:

• Situation: Write a restaurant review using descriptive adjectives and verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives.

• Examples:

  • "The food was delicious, and the service was outstanding."

  • "The atmosphere was relaxing, and the staff were friendly."

  • "I was disappointed with the portion sizes."

  • "I'm looking forward to trying more dishes next time."