infinitives and gerunds

1. Infinitives and Gerunds
Use and examples

2. Uses of the infinitive:
the basic form of a verb, without an inflection
binding it to a particular subject or tense (e.g. see
in we came to see, let him see ).
▪ 1. I need some new
clothes.
▪ Try about politics.
▪ After some verbs, e.g. want,
need, would like, etc.
▪ https://www.ecenglish.com/learn
english/lessons/verbs-followed-
infinitive-list

3. ▪ It’ll be your
parents.
▪ It’s late.
▪ After adjectives

4. ▪ I don’t know
or
.
▪After question words,
e.g., what, where, when,
etc.

5. ▪ A: did you go to the party?
▪ B:To meet new people.
I went to the party to meet
new people.
▪ To say why you do
something.
▪ E.g. I came to this school
English. NOT for learn
English.

6. BASE FORM
Remember that we use the base form after auxiliary verbs (do/does /didn’t) and after most
modal verbs (can, could, will, would, etc.), e.g.,
Do you live near here?
Can you help me?
I won’t forget.
What would you do?

7. Uses of gerund (verb + ing)
outside in the summer
makes me feel good.
My idea of happiness is
up late and to work.
The gerund is the base form of the verb + ing. It can be affirmative or negative.
As the subject or object of
a sentence.

8. I reading in bed.
I not getting to the airport
early.
After some verbs e.g., like,
love, hate enjoy.
https://www.ecenglish.com/lea
rnenglish/lessons/verbs-
followed-gerunds-list

9. I’m thinking of buying a new car.
He left without saying goodbye.
After prepositions.

10. Sources:
https://www.ecenglish.com/le
arnenglish/lessons/verbs-
followed-infinitive-list
Oxenden, Clive. American
English File. Oxford