Gerunds & Infinitives With exercises

1. GERUNDS AND
INFINITIVES

2. GERUNDS-FORM

3. GERUNDS-USE
• Collecting flowers is my hobby.
• I like collecting flowers.
1. As the subject or object of a sentence

4. 2. After prepositions
• They are interested in studying
archaeology.
• They dream of becoming
archaeologists.
• They are crazy about discovering
ancient cities.
• They are tired of digging in the
sand.
Other expressions: good at/ bad
at/ keen on/ bored with/ fed up
with/ afraid of

5. like
hate
dislike
can’t stand
mind
look forward to
enjoy
prefer
fancy
feel like
start
stop
continue
Begin
finish
quit
give up
practise
remember
forget
avoid
can’t help

6. Examples
• I enjoy watching football on T.V.
• I hate travelling by coach.
• She started playing the guitar two
years ago.

7. Examples
• He is trying to quit smoking.
• Do you remember building
sandcastles when we were
kids?

8. • We’re going shopping
tomorrow.
Other:
go shopping
go swimming
go fishing
go skiing
etc.
• I go swimming twice a week.

9. • I’m used to getting up early in the morning.

10. GERUNDS AND
INFINITIVES
PART 2: INFINITIVES

11. FORM
see
hear
speak
to go
to play
to work

12. FORM
• Bare infinitive:
see, hear, speak
• Full infinitive:
to play, to work, to go

13. FULL INFINITIVE - USE
1. After specific verbs such as:
want
agree
accept
refuse
reject
invite
decide
choose
plan
learn
hope
manage
achieve
promise
ask
offer

14. Examples
• When I grow up, I want to become
a musician.
• He offered me a cold beer
but I refused to drink it.
• He invited me to go for dinner but I
didn’t have the time.

15. Examples
• It was raining heavily, so he
offered to drive me home.
• When they finish high school,
they plan to go to university.
• After walking for many hours, they
managed to get to the top of the
mountain.

16. 2. In the structure: It is + adj.+ full. inf.
• It’s nice to see you again. It was
hard to say goodbye after the
holidays.
It’s nice to
It is hard to
It is difficult to
It is easy to
etc.

17. 3. In the structure: I am + adj. + full.inf.
I am sorry to
I am surprised to
I am pleased to
I am glad to
I am happy to
I am amazed to
I am delighted to

18. Examples
• We were surprised to have
an unexpected guest in our
house.
Oops! I’m sorry
to hurt you!

19. 4. too…to/ (not) enough…to
• This coffee is too hot to drink!
• She is too tired to keep
working.

20. • He isn’t strong enough to lift
that weight.
• She hasn’t got enough time
to finish the test.
• He has got enough money to
buy a new car.

21. BARE INFINITIVE - USE
• You mustn’t smoke in
a hospital.
1. After the modal verbs: can, must, should etc.
• He can speak Spanish.

22. 2. After the verbs let, make

23. THE END