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The Problem about Gerunds
and Infinitives
What is a gerund?
A verb + -ing  a noun
What is an infinitive?
to + base form of the verb
Crazy English problem 
Sometimes we use a gerund, and sometimes we use
an infinitive.
There is no logic about it.
For example:
I love swimming (gerund) OR I love to swim (infinitive) –
both the gerund and the infinitive are OK
I dislike getting up early in the morning – gerund. We
don’t use the infinitive
I don’t how to fly – infinitive. We don’t use the gerund.

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The problem about gerunds and infinitives

  • 1. The Problem about Gerunds and Infinitives
  • 2. What is a gerund? A verb + -ing  a noun
  • 3. What is an infinitive? to + base form of the verb
  • 4. Crazy English problem  Sometimes we use a gerund, and sometimes we use an infinitive. There is no logic about it.
  • 5. For example: I love swimming (gerund) OR I love to swim (infinitive) – both the gerund and the infinitive are OK I dislike getting up early in the morning – gerund. We don’t use the infinitive I don’t how to fly – infinitive. We don’t use the gerund.